insinuation
Example Sentences
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“Any insinuation from any party opining that filing decisions are made—or, in this case, not made—in an effort to influence crime data is unaware, uneducated, or uninformed about how our office operates,” Chapman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
"We will be vigorously contesting the allegations brought against him, specifically any insinuation of his operating on behalf of a foreign adversary," they said.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
That’s all nonsense too, but I remain especially befuddled by the insinuation that it’s somehow sinister or unpatriotic for “entities” “controlled” by “domestic companies” to oppose tariffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025
If feels like a lazy accusation, and almost every pro would bristle at the insinuation they are not giving their all every time they step on to the field.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
How Cyrus managed to make this understood without saying it was a triumph of insinuation.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing insinuation
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Kite Runner
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