intimation

Example Sentences

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Discovery sources apparently leaked a casual intimation this week that Paramount was ready to increase its $30-a-share offer by at least a buck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

"There was no intimation from the side of the theatre management or the actor's team that they will be visiting the theatre," Hyderabad police chief CV Anand said.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

That offered the first intimation of the defense strategy: presenting as commonplace actions that the prosecutors have deemed criminal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

That intimation may transcend cultures, suggested in Williams’ recent surprise cameo in “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” of all places.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

The following winter months brought the first intimation that other life was affected: the western grebes on the lake began to die, and soon more than a hundred of them were reported dead.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson