insinuative
Example Sentences
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Still, there was a strong sense of unity to the work, and a prevailing mood of insinuative bombast.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015
Palm fronds are silhouettes against an implacably blue sky, and in the distance one hears the eerie, insinuative call of the muezzin, summoning the faithful of Islam to prayer.
From Time Magazine Archive
And but for the sly insinuative charms and stylish expertise of Rex Harrison and Claudette Colbert, The Kingfisher would swiftly be recognized for the plucked Broadway turkey that it is.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another charge made by Hochhuth is that through certain insinuative speeches, Churchill manipulated Hitler into initiating a few scattered bombing raids on British towns.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Item, on the 24th, a small, insinuative clyster, preparative and gentle, to soften, moisten, and refresh the bowels of Mr. Argan."
From The Imaginary Invalid by Charles Heron Wall
