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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According to Channel 4, Jukes was suggesting that the donation could be in the son's name, even though the money would have come from his American father.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Then it dawned on me, what she was suggesting.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
