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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Quite the contrary, Pratt has insinuated on social media that they’re onto something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
"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
Vought has insinuated The Seven into every corner of American life.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2022
As for this fellow, he has insinuated himself into Luis’s confidence in some way that appears quite mysterious.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
