Synonym: hint, hypnotism, mesmerism, proffer, prompting, proposition, trace. Similar words: suggest, question, in question, questionnaire, out of the question, investigation, beyond question, prestidigitation. Meaning: [səg'dʒestʃn /sə'dʒ-] n. 1. an idea that is suggested 2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection 3. a just detectable amount 4. persuasion formulated as a suggestion 5. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association 6. the act of inducing hypnosis.
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121. She cannily concealed her delight at his suggestion.
122. His suggestion does not weigh with me.
123. Janet was my first suggestion as chairperson.
124. His suggestion did not go down very well.
125. Ian accepted the suggestion without argument.
126. We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.
127. I agreed to her suggestion in order not to upset her.
128. The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.
129. The committee member had difficulty in fighting his suggestion through.
130. We kicked that suggestion around and in the end decided to go ahead.
131. She bristled at the suggestion that she had in any way neglected the child.
132. I will take the suggestion under advisement, and refer it to the board.
133. Your suggestion will be set before the board of directors at their next meeting.
134. The committee did not look upon the suggestion with favor.
135. He reacted angrily to the suggestion that he had lied.
136. The chairman snapped at the committee member's suggestion to break for coffee.
137. I think we might take up the suggestion of printing the books in Hong Kong.
138. She topped my suggestion with an even better one of her own.
139. The committee kicked your suggestion about for over an hour before deciding that they could not accept it.
140. I tried to make a suggestion but she snubbed me.
141. We would view favourably any sensible suggestion for maintaining the business.
142. May we take you up on your suggestion of sharing the costs for the party?
143. Perhaps he'd followed her suggestion of a stroll to the river.
144. The suggestion was politely but firmly rejected by the chairman.
145. There was just a suggestion of a smile on her face.
146. It was the suggestion that he might alter course to win an election that really nettled him.
147. The committee kicked your suggestion around for over an hour before deciding that they could not accept it.
148. Let's blow Jim's suggestion around and see if we all agree with it.
149. If I may make a suggestion,[http://sentencedict.com/suggestion.html] perhaps we could begin a little earlier next week.
150. He spoke English with a suggestion of a French accent.
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