insinuate
verb (used with object)
to suggest or hint slyly.
has insinuated
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present perfectof insinuate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The best thing about “Lines of Resolution” is how powerfully it drives home that television has insinuated itself into every aspect of contemporary life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Soon enough, though, the wide-eyed Abigail has insinuated herself into the queen’s favor, deploying her native charms and wily intelligence with the tactical shrewdness of Captain-General Marlborough himself.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2018
Since its Broadway debut in 2015, the Tony Award-winning work by Lin-Manuel Miranda has insinuated itself into the national imagination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
The surgeon, without quitting the dog, will then close the ear, and mould it gently until the liquid has insinuated itself as deeply as possible into the passages of the ear.
From The Dog by William Youatt
