intimating

Example Sentences

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"It's right that we take our time to wait for the report," she said, intimating that she would not be voting for the amendment.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

Asked by other players what she was doing, she shouted, “Look at me, look at me,” intimating she couldn’t do much about it.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

He played intense, intimating characters so often, but I think the trick is finding the levity inside the intensity.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

Ohtani rejected the idea that he and Trout could push each other to greater heights, intimating he was unworthy of exercising such influence over the three-time MVP.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik