The phrase "a device to suggest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a tool or method that is intended to propose or indicate something.
Example: "The author employed a device to suggest deeper meanings within the text."
Alternatives: "a tool to imply" or "a mechanism to indicate".
These days coming from Essex is almost a standard literary device to suggest an unsophisticated Mr Darcy who drinks too much during Freshers' Week and then has many comedic moments trying to bed a posh bird with middle-class bohemian parents.
The invention describes a way for touchscreen devices to suggest completed words after a user has part-typed them to speed up text input.
I suggested it was simply a device to marginalize opposition.
The present effort aims to provide a better understanding of this device and to suggest improved design guidelines for increased efficiency and power density.
Overall, the collective experience with the Experimental device to date suggests durable neurogenic claudication symptom amelioration.
He took exception to Southwood's comment that his statement that "our clients remain vitally interested in the outcome of the inquiry" was merely "a device capable of being used to suggest Mr Lawler failed to accord Ms Lawrie procedural fairness".
The new details seem to suggest a device that focuses on supplementing the experience of using a smartphone (with full-screen notifications, for instance) rather than trying to replicate or replace that experience.
The device is not really meant to suggest a fragmented mind, since the three Josies all share a single personality.
Over on "Spartacus," the writers try to give their noxious show a veneer of sophistication by having everyone converse in flowery prose that aims to suggest Shakespeare, a device that also serves to hide the absence of any real plot beyond fighting and fornicating.
One job posting, from a medical device company called CareFusion, seemed to suggest Kleber's lack of success wasn't just due to a tough job market: The ad called for a maximum of seven years of legal experience.
