Sentence examples for was implying from inspiring English sources

"was implying" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that something was suggested or understood without being said explicitly. For example, "John's tone of voice was implying that he wasn't happy with the decision."

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was implying

verb

To have as a necessary consequence

  • The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal

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That's not what Small Talk was implying.

He was implying that she didn't matter very much.

Basically, it was implying it would be an improvement.

He was implying that a lot of people are saying that.

He said the justice secretary was implying they were "too thick to pick".

No, that's not what I was implying, I say, on the defensive myself now.

Church said on Tuesday he felt as if Manuel was implying he was "soft".

He was implying that the American government hadn't consulted so widely during the crisis.

Beethoven with the grainier, weaker orchestra of his time was implying the thunderstorm of the "Pastoral".

He was implying that Britain should have joined the single currency.

She was implying that grownups often forget this truth -- or, rather, that we successfully ignore it.

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