How to Use implication in a Sentence

implication

noun
  • He was shocked by the implication of his partner in the theft.
  • He condemned the court and, by implication, the entire legal system.
  • I'm offended by his implication that women can't be good at mathematics.
  • But the speed of it is three to five times faster and the implications are three to five times more so.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 10 Oct. 2018
  • But the implication seems to be that some of them will appear in the movie, too.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Mar. 2022
  • And yet the implications of those two lines can be vast.
    Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2017
  • The implication was clear: years in the West had brainwashed me.
    Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
  • In any case, stop to look at the long-term implications.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
  • Now the implication is that the program will close in March.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The implication here is that Maguire will be back as well.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021
  • So the reveal in that episode may or may not have implications down the line?
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The implication is that now, those changes will not be made.
    Steven Levy, Wired, 25 Sep. 2020
  • And that will have very strong implications for how the virus is able to transmit.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2020
  • But the implication that guard troops were made to stay in a parking garage is false.
    Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The camera lingers on their faces, and the implication is that this should be moving.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The implication is, of course, that being a wife and mother is enough for her.
    Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The implication, of course, is that that canyon has now arrived.
    Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The implication was that nobody informed her of her rights over the last 13 years.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
  • Now, the implication went, was his chance to prove himself.
    New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • Read more on the research and its implications from Lizzy.
    Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 23 May 2023
  • The implication is that those claims would hold up better in court.
    Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 May 2018
  • The former president made the claim in a week with a big implication for him.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2021
  • The implication is that the share price will keep increasing after the split.
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 July 2022
  • What the letter asks for sounds modest, but the implication is clear.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Yet the film’s implication is that the store’s attitude was racist.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Like all good art, though, the image is broad in implication.
    Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The long-term implications of this could be dire if nothing changes.
    Emily L. Mahoney, miamiherald, 17 Mar. 2018
  • So while a vote on a stock trading ban has failed to make it to the floor, the debate over the ethical implications rages on.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 19 July 2023
  • The flashiest implication of the new study is that, if it can indeed be replicated in humans, MAGL inhibitors could help curtail the opioid epidemic.
    Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Words and phrases, once deemed neutral, may now be imbued with negative implications.
    Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

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