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Ryan said Manigault — a former friend who had insinuated Ryan had favored Clinton during the campaign — “physically intimidated” and verbally threatened her during the confrontation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2017

Once Football 4U had insinuated itself, the syndicate was able to switch referees at the last moment, and it had access to dressing areas and the sidelines.

From New York Times • May 31, 2014

The other Inquisitor-Senator Reed, from Pennsylvania, swiftly exculpated four of his colleagues who, Publisher Hearst had insinuated, were to have been bribed by Mexico.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Tamar Lewin, who had insinuated herself in the world of teenage girls for a memorable chapter in the race series, knew from the beginning that she wanted to write about class divisions within families.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times