insinuating

Example Sentences

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He previously noted that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics were a “guiding star” for his retirement, insinuating that he would likely hang up his racket following the games.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

I have lived, Jhabvala said, like “a cuckoo forever insinuating myself into others’ nests.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The articles highlighted by Brown criticise her hair, face, body and style, with some insinuating she looks much older than she is.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

They ping-pong between insinuating Thurman was a bad person for not wanting to have twins and suggesting she was too dumb to understand what abortion even is.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

The willow is in full plumage and is no help, with its insinuating whispers.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood