How to Use implication in a Sentence
implication
noun- He was shocked by the implication of his partner in the theft.
- He condemned the court and, by implication, the entire legal system.
- I'm offended by his implication that women can't be good at mathematics.
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But the speed of it is three to five times faster and the implications are three to five times more so.
— Eric Johnson, Recode, 10 Oct. 2018 -
But the implication seems to be that some of them will appear in the movie, too.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Mar. 2022 -
And yet the implications of those two lines can be vast.
— Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2017 -
The implication was clear: years in the West had brainwashed me.
— Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019 -
In any case, stop to look at the long-term implications.
— BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019 -
Now the implication is that the program will close in March.
— Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 -
The implication here is that Maguire will be back as well.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021 -
So the reveal in that episode may or may not have implications down the line?
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020 -
The implication is that now, those changes will not be made.
— Steven Levy, Wired, 25 Sep. 2020 -
And that will have very strong implications for how the virus is able to transmit.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2020 -
But the implication that guard troops were made to stay in a parking garage is false.
— Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021 -
The camera lingers on their faces, and the implication is that this should be moving.
— Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2021 -
The implication is, of course, that being a wife and mother is enough for her.
— Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2021 -
The implication, of course, is that that canyon has now arrived.
— Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2021 -
The implication was that nobody informed her of her rights over the last 13 years.
— Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021 -
Now, the implication went, was his chance to prove himself.
— New York Times, 8 June 2022 -
Read more on the research and its implications from Lizzy.
— Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 23 May 2023 -
The implication is that those claims would hold up better in court.
— Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 May 2018 -
The former president made the claim in a week with a big implication for him.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2021 -
The implication is that the share price will keep increasing after the split.
— Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 July 2022 -
What the letter asks for sounds modest, but the implication is clear.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Yet the film’s implication is that the store’s attitude was racist.
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023 -
Like all good art, though, the image is broad in implication.
— Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022 -
The long-term implications of this could be dire if nothing changes.
— Emily L. Mahoney, miamiherald, 17 Mar. 2018 -
So while a vote on a stock trading ban has failed to make it to the floor, the debate over the ethical implications rages on.
— Theara Coleman, The Week, 19 July 2023 -
Mental Health Impacts More research has been emerging on the ways that hurricanes and other disasters can have implications for mental health.
— Henna Hundal, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Our survey findings have policy implications for the RTA’s newest effort to build ridership, by setting aside traffic lanes on thoroughfares or other roadways for buses.
— Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
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