How to Use imply in a Sentence

imply

verb

• His words implied a threat.
• War implies fighting and death.
• Early reports implied that the judge's death was not an accident.
• The game does imply that Frank and Bill were lovers like in the show.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 13 Feb. 2023
• As their name implies, the leaves look like fans — or the palms of our hands.
  — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
• As the word implies, for some fans, canon is no less than holy writ.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
• The shame and disgrace that this implies cannot be expunged.
  — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
• The Facebook post implies there has been some change to the rules around what can be bought with EBT cards.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• As its name implies, the Shark Steam and Scrub Mop functions as both a steam and spin mop.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• At the same time, many of the names aren't nearly as exciting as the names imply.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
• As the name implies, a plug-in hybrid can be plugged in to recharge its battery pack.
  — Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver, 12 May 2023
• This drives a race to the bottom on cost, which can imply heavier use of fibers like polyester.
  — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2024
• Is their fairy-tale apocalypse — and the rebirth implied in it — sparked by the actions of the adults around them?
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• This implies that the GDPR is silent about one of the most critical risks to the data subject.
  — Nick Dedeke, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
• As the name for this printmaking method implies (mono), no two pieces will be alike.
  — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
• This implies that the stock could slide 7% from its Tuesday closing price.
  — Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 July 2024
• As the name implies, dish towels are used for drying the dishes.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
• Plus, Matt dropped a hint that seemingly implies all things are a-go.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2023
• That doesn't imply that a pause in rate hikes is coming anytime soon.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
• The effect of the quick edit implies that Swift is worried about the Ravens quarterback and his team.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
• That does not imply that the situation in Gaza isn’t hard.
  — TIME, 15 Oct. 2023
• As its name implies, the hotel is Venice-themed, and guests begin their stay in the over-the-top lobby decked out in frescoes.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024
• In fact, many small breed lap dogs were bred for exactly what their name implies: to sit on laps and keep them warm.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
• One employee even joked about it, implying that Howie had placed the rat foot in the soup himself.
  — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
• The scene also implies that the events of season 7 will pick up where the previous season left off.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• As the names imply, the former can be changed fairly easily and the latter cannot.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
• The bottom line is that hacker fares – as the name implies – are still not entirely right.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• Though it had been implied for months, our union was now official.
  — Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Daboll also implied Tuesday morning that Miller is more of a work in progress.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
• As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.
  — Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024