suggest
verb (used with object)
to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action.
was suggesting
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past progressiveof suggest.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Madonna said the studio couldn’t wrap its head around what she was suggesting and countered that she wouldn’t “stay in Serbia more than four days.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mistral's external affairs chief Audrey Herblin-Stoop told AFP that the company was suggesting a levy of between 1.0 and 1.5 percent of revenues.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
But for the company to survive, Altman was suggesting, it may have to pause that quest and give the people what they want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Perhaps the time to change a team is when you are winning, but no-one was suggesting Man City were about to collapse when they were top and unbeaten after nine league games.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
She didn’t think of her braid as something that could be cut off, if that was what Baachan was suggesting.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
