How to Use hint at in a Sentence

hint at

verb
  • Megan didn’t even hint at a mid-life crisis.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Kelce, meanwhile, has been hinting at the scale in his own way.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Sculptural touches hint at shells, palm leaves, and coastal shapes.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Oversized graphics hint at the theme.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
  • Did Knight hint at what the new James Bond movie will look like?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • And even then, Colbert would not hint at who his final guest would be.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
  • The show does a pretty good job of not-so-subtly hinting at it, too.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • The letter hints at friction behind closed doors.
    — Douglas Hanks june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • So what exactly is singer hinting at?
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
  • This sixth episode of the season confirms that some key things hinted at in the fifth episode are true.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • The study also hints at something larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The study also hints at something larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Tuchel had hinted at this approach before.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Its also a bold pairing that hints at the surprises that lie ahead.
    — Serge Gleizes, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
  • Is there also an odd detail or two, hinting at mystery?
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • This isn't the first time James has hinted at retiring.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • This hints at a significant shift in warfare ahead.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • So there is that relationship that is hinted at in the series.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
  • If a team is constantly putting out fires, that may hint at an arrangement that puts work before life.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Johnston is well-cast as Bear, whose likeable presence hints at a darker side.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • That kind of asymmetry hints at advanced hunting strategies, not just brute force.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But those stats only hint at the progress that Hackett, who earned all-state honors, has made over the years.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • None of the Vikings players hinted at a favorite, either.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Other sources hint at what Amazon’s gross streaming revenue may equal.
    — Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • However, there is a final twist that hints at something deeper.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Tiny dots extending from Jupiter's disk hint at the presence of its four Galilean moons.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 June 2026
  • In suggesting a reasonable frame of mind, the poet hints at a model for us as well.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • The plant has delicate blooms that hint at its relation to the lily family.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • The low kitchen counters hint at Wilder's diminutive stature; keepsakes from her life remain in place.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
  • There is also a fascinating strategic wrinkle that hints at where this all goes next.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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