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.
• 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
• However, this serum truly does work magic on my strands, just like its name implies.
  — Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
• This implies that something beyond just a lack of early screening is going on.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 May 2023
• The presence of a magnetosphere implies that part of Mercury’s core is still churning.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
• As its name implies, mass spectroscopy involves identifying molecules based on their mass.
  — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 3 May 2023
• Logically, this Spanish version makes sense, given that to have hunger implies a temporary state of being.
  — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2023
• Scientists aren’t sure whether the correlation implies that the animals do worse in the cold or that the warm oceans tweak the ecosystem in a way that benefits the creatures.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 May 2023
• And as its shorthand implies, being a BoyMom comes with particular effects.
  — Rachel Vorona Cote, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• The third illusion has to do with the notion of declining variance—the idea that reversion to the mean implies that everything converges on the same average over time.
  — Dr. Paul Wendee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• The rationale was that the former implied a transactional role rather than that of a consultative relationship with an expert.
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• All of this strongly implies that members of the Timucua community were the ones writing these translations in the Roman alphabet.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
• Then there’s the tone-deaf depiction of an Indigenous healer in traditional attire during gruesome passages that imply Jesús has been cursed since birth.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Plus, Matt dropped a hint that seemingly implies all things are a-go.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 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

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024