insinuate
verb (used with object)
to suggest or hint slyly.
have insinuated
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present perfectof insinuate.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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Online creators have insinuated themselves into the D.C. press corps, sitting for briefings with Karoline Leavitt and securing Pentagon credentials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
And with the Sharks’ regression the past couple of seasons, and Vegas’ domination of the series, some have insinuated the rivalry has simmered.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
The giant tech companies have insinuated themselves into this role through outsize capital investments and help from favorable government policy, overseeing the way we communicate and carry out research.
From Salon ● May 28, 2015
Mike Shanahan may never have insinuated that John Beck would be his 2011 starting quarterback, but he sure said some things that seemed intended to reassure a worried fan base.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2011
I have insinuated from time to time to the Count de Florida Blanca, the good effects the grant of this permission to the citizens of the United States would have in America.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Jared Sparks
