Intimated

Examples

• It was on a Friday that he intimated this to Mrs. Sparsit at the Bank, adding: 'But you'll go down to-morrow, ma'am, all the same. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• It signifies, he intimated, bloodshed and civil conflict. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Let me see, said the Prince, who dare stop him, fixing his eye on Cedric, whose attitude intimated his intention to hurl the Jew down headlong. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• But, he intimated that when she came home he should hope to have the pleasure of entertaining me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Crackit intimated, by a motion of his hand as he left the room, that there was nothing to fear; and directly came back with Charley Bates behind him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• There was nobody but himself, he intimated, worthy of my confidence, and--in short, might he? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Having intimated my connection, my position in his eyes was henceforth clear, and on a right footing. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I have intimated my view of the case: I am incapable of taking any other. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I think I intimated as much. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• This is a matter of secondary importance, like the principle of transposition which was intimated in the parable of the earthborn men. Plato. The Republic.
• The final reconcilement of justice and happiness and the identity of the individual and the State are also intimated. Plato. The Republic.
• I was always willingly of service to the old soul; and he intimated pretty plainly a sense of obligation which would show itself in his will. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Six nights passed--six long weary nights--and on each, Fagin came home with a disappointed face, and briefly intimated that it was not yet time. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• They were, it was intimated, seeing Europe under exceptionally interesting circumstances. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Such were his thoughts when he returned to the coffee-room, and intimated his intention of accepting the doctor's challenge. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Diana intimated that this would be a different parting from any they had ever yet known. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Besides, he took a secret pleasure in hearing her defend her tenant, for we have already intimated he had Robert Moore's interest very much at heart. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He finally intimated that one guard would be sufficient to protect us, but that that one was an absolute necessity. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I want you to come here; and seating himself in an arm-chair, he intimated by a gesture that I was to approach and stand before him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Sam intimated by a nod that he recollected the problem alluded to by his parent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• As already intimated, every word of this account is directly applicable also to the method of the pupil, the way of learning. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Mr. Tupman, by a nod, intimated that his question applied to the disappointed Rachael. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• As intimated at the outset, the tailings will be 75 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• But, as we have already intimated, Yuan Chwang's account of Indian realities is swamped by his accumulation of legends and pious inventions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The Jew nodded his head towards Nancy, who was still gazing at the fire; and intimated, by a sign, that he would have her told to leave the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Whereupon the king closed the hall in which it was sitting, and intimated that the deputies had better go home. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Once, in her absence, he intimated to MacTurk that that woman was a dram-drinker. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I have again and again intimated that I desire the hair to be arranged closely, modestly, plainly. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Edited by Flo