innuendo

Example Sentences

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An Alibaba Group spokesperson told AFP "the assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false".

From Barron's

He used innuendoes to refer to money, on one occasion messaging Gill: "I've received all promised Xmas gifts and requested five more postcards for your kind help next week during the debate."

From BBC

What’s more, he vows to reopen an investigation into the death of Laius, the former leader who died 34 years ago under circumstances that have allowed rumor and innuendo to fester.

From Los Angeles Times

Each screening was laced with her signature cocktail of camp, innuendo and gothic glamour; that plunging neckline and sky-high beehive as much a part of the show as the B movies themselves.

From Salon

“This is very close to middle-schoolers’ previous favorite number, 69,” Sean Rainville, a math YouTuber, says of the figure charged with innuendo that once had no rival in the number arena.

From The Wall Street Journal