How to Use suggestion in a Sentence

suggestion

noun
  • I have a suggestion: call the store and ask them about it.
  • I'd like to offer a suggestion.
  • I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them.
  • Do you have any suggestions?
  • Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box.
  • The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.
  • Here are some suggestions on what to look out for.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • But is there any truth to the suggestion?
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His off-the-cuff suggestion just might make it in the show.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Just be sure to hand wash this one, per the brand’s suggestion.
    — Jennifer Maldonado, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • There were even suggestions that the two could still find a way to fix things.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Two of its suggestions stand out.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Knight chimes in with a suggestion.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Is this your sincere suggestion in a world of hard knocks?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • That suggestion struck a nerve.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Emery would bristle at the suggestion that this was an easy game.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But of course the theme is always just a suggestion.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There have been many suggestions.
    — Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Thank you to the readers who have emailed me with your suggestions.
    — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Here are more suggestions for easy ways to add protein to your meals.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Witt scoffed at that suggestion.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Jennings then had a suggestion for his past self.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The group goes through suggestions for the coming year.
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, nothing more came from that suggestion.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One of his suggestions for passing the time?
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
  • But the mother pushed back on that suggestion.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This isn’t a list of vague lifestyle suggestions.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • My suggestion to you is to set aside a regular time to talk.
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There was no suggestion from the outside.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The suggestion that the curia had been built in phases is not new.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2022

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