Wondering how to use Insinuation in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as innuendo or implication.
Insinuation meaning
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
Synonyms of Insinuation
Using Insinuation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. | The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition. | The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- Useful related words include: innuendo, implication, ingratiation, blandishment.
- In the example corpus, insinuation often appears in combinations such as: insinuation that, the insinuation, any insinuation.
Context around Insinuation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Insinuation
- In this selection, "insinuation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baseless, petty, irresponsible, hasn, poyiatzis and suggesting stand out and add context to how "insinuation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a baseless insinuation about the and and irresponsible insinuation that the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "insinuation" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with insinuation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shinkafi dismissed any insinuation that Dr Matawalle has any link with bandits in Zamfara State. (15 words)
Any insinuation to the contrary is unfounded and blatantly false,” text on the website reads. (15 words)
Othello is unwise to Iago’s deceit, and is thus susceptible to suggestion and insinuation. (15 words)
Because from how I see this, they are directly addressing Taxify’s customers, and accusing them of being rude, as well as acting under the insinuation that they are the “sole” of the business – ie they the drivers not the riders. (41 words)
The effort, Gershman explained, is "baseless" because it's "too broad" and "involves speculation and irresponsible insinuation" that the judge's relationship with his daughter would predispose him to rule based on that relationship. (34 words)
Asuquo, an immediate past Nigeria Ambassador to Uganda during the former president Muhammadu Buhari administration, refuted the insinuation that the association was out to fight other existing unions in the oil industry. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dominik is great dead-panning his history in prison and his confidence, plus the insinuation of his relationship details with Ripley.
Elegant Emma does too, and Kim plays that insinuation in a way that makes us secure that she has the upper hand.
That’s an insinuation that Bolsonaro himself had contributed to spreading through a video posted on his social media, although he deleted it on the same day.
The judge ordered Trump to delete the post, which made a baseless insinuation about the clerk’s personal life, and warned of “serious sanctions” for violations.
Though the petty insinuation hasn’t been confirmed, TikTok users seemed to give the former actor the thumbs-up over his alleged newfound joy while being single.
Asuquo, an immediate past Nigeria Ambassador to Uganda during the former president Muhammadu Buhari administration, refuted the insinuation that the association was out to fight other existing unions in the oil industry.
Miffed at the MP’s insinuation, Poyiatzis stressed that the anti-corruption authority would “spare no one”.
Shinkafi dismissed any insinuation that Dr Matawalle has any link with bandits in Zamfara State.
The effort, Gershman explained, is "baseless" because it's "too broad" and "involves speculation and irresponsible insinuation" that the judge's relationship with his daughter would predispose him to rule based on that relationship.
Any insinuation to the contrary is unfounded and blatantly false,” text on the website reads.
Judd also strongly objected to the insinuation of a "conspiracy" or to question the ethics of the City Council by the business group.
Othello is unwise to Iago’s deceit, and is thus susceptible to suggestion and insinuation.
Reacting to the insinuation that may have some influence on the next CoS, the ruling party's national publicist said the party will not be involved.
The trial hasn’t even begun and you are baying for blood – with an insinuation about ‘the sponsor’.
The true fantasy is Scott W. Atlas’s insinuation that the Canadian system delivers a lesser product; this is absolute conjecture (read: nonsense) on his part.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has debunked the insinuation that South East Governors influenced results to help President Muhammadu Buhari achieve 25 per cent of votes in states in the zone.
However, responding to the insinuation to suspend Jonathan, he said: "We have not even met to discuss what happened in the last governorship election.
Specialised medical practitioners have debunked insinuation suggesting that people with spinal cord injuries may not be able to bear children because of their disabilities.
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, (SAN) has declared his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to clear his name against several allegations, insinuation, and falsehoods on his person and office.
Because from how I see this, they are directly addressing Taxify’s customers, and accusing them of being rude, as well as acting under the insinuation that they are the “sole” of the business – ie they the drivers not the riders.
Common combinations with insinuation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- insinuation that 15×
- the insinuation 12×
- any insinuation 5×
- insinuation about 3×
- insinuation of 2×
- an insinuation 2×
- insinuation to 2×
- insinuation and 2×
- dismissed insinuation 2×
- insinuation by 2×