How to Use suggest in a Sentence

suggest

verb
  • Who would you suggest for the job?
  • The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire.
  • As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn.
  • We suggested to the committee that they review the case again.
  • There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected.
  • They suggested a restaurant we might want to try.
  • It was suggested that we leave early.
  • I suggest caution in a situation like this.
  • He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem.
  • Polls suggest Farage may get his wish.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
  • If an email thread spirals, suggest a quick call.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Google Maps suggests that the same narrow house is still there.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There’s nothing to suggest that.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
  • That came in part from his parents, the doc-feature suggests.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The truth about dopamine is far more nuanced than current myths suggest.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • And just as its name suggests, the cozy factor is taken to the max on all fronts.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And these bonds may slow aging, a recent study suggests.
    — Hasmik Kirakosyan, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That track record would suggest that Texas won't take it easy in Greenville.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Curved doors suggest at least two internal weapons bays.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
  • As the name suggests, this design leans towards white.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That suggests this was not an isolated case.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Look for wooden crates, Melvin suggests.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Oprah then suggested the name to the bookstore’s founders.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And research suggests such stereotypes aren’t far off.
    — Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
  • Other surveys suggest a much tighter race.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As its title suggests, Caos is an album for our times.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But there may be a limit to its efforts, as Cue suggests.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But there's no real evidence to suggest that the two of them spent the night out.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Two treatments are suggested one month apart.
    — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Some estimates suggest smoking can rob you of a decade of life.
    — Sharon Basaraba, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026

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