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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-ayt] / ɪnˈsɪn juˌeɪt /




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The Degas’ whereabouts remained a mystery, but the case suggests that Doyle was learning how to insinuate himself in the blue-chip center of the art world, not merely on its fringes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

"I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that – and to insinuate that I did is disgusting," Platner said in a statement to the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

Bud lives with his mom and subsequently keeps his “day job” as a limo driver but is driven to insinuate himself into some other writing gig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

No one required Rodgers to publicly insinuate, without a single shred of merit, that late night host Jimmy Kimmel is a sex criminal.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2024

How dare he insinuate anything of that sort!

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

They listen to Pepsi-branded transistor radios, fence with disc jockey Murray the K, who insinuates himself into their inner sanctum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

A wholly unexpected focus on those modest and hidden internal body parts in his neck insinuates Jerome’s interior anguish, an emotional experience that cannot be seen inside his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

Her placement in an even higher position of authority than she was before shows how easily she insinuates her way into influential positions by committing evil acts masked as serving the greater good.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

Harding insinuates himself into Adil’s life to get closer to Ruhaba, who seems to recognize Harding’s attraction to her while keeping him at a collegial distance.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

Of all the products in which this magical property insinuates itself, there is not one to which it contributes so much as the man of fashion.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever

Her ex-partner eventually managed to get hold of him, but he insinuated all the money was gone.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Quite the contrary, Pratt has insinuated on social media that they’re onto something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

In response, Lamola said: "We reiterate that broad-based black economic empowerment is not reverse racism as regrettably insinuated by the ambassador."

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

They had insinuated themselves into the colored community there, Sam said, but a slave catcher nosed around and it was time to flee.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

The congresswoman also triggered a response from the official account of the House Committee on the Judiciary, chaired by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, insinuating that because Miller is Jewish, her comments were antisemitic.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

In fact the White House defended it, insinuating the journalist deserved it for being “unprofessional.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

A radio with a faulty connection played loud and rasping for a while, then suddenly quiet and insinuating.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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