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.
  • Just be sure to hand wash this one, per the brand’s suggestion.
    Jennifer Maldonado, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • Franziska Machens was the suggestion of a colleague of mine.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • To check out these suggestions and more, keep scrolling.
    Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Read on for more items to keep on hand and suggestions for how to use these foods to build balanced meals, snacks, and treats.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s one from the suggestion box: an ombudsperson for the church.
    David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Sisi has blanched at suggestions that Gazans should find a new home in the vast desert expanse of the Sinai Peninsula.
    Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
  • My suggestion would be to throw on a cozy robe, light your favorite candle, and cozy up with a good book.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Fat Ham revels in suggestion, side-eyes, winks and asides.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Rather than take any of those suggestions, Vaught’s handle is now @musicfan.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Those suggestions seemed to draw the most attention from parties on both sides of the issues.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In fact, the iconic balcony was added at his suggestion.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2024
  • One suggestion which has been discussed is to sell the automobile part of the craft to the consumer and rent him the flying part.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Send tips and suggestions to reporter Alexa Gagosz at alexa.gagosz@globe.com.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • The prose was based on about 6,500 words of plot beats, mostly the result of me heavily rewriting the AI’s suggestions.
    Adi Robertson, The Verge, 24 May 2023
  • The quote, with its suggestion that true art cannot be destroyed, has taken on new meaning for him.
    Jeremy Fassler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Since there are so many ways to deck the halls, here are Southern Living's suggestions for when to put up your Christmas tree.
    Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Think of this as just a few new ideas or suggestions in the pursuit of full harvest baskets this summer.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 May 2024
  • Get suggestions of your next move from your kid brother.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Sirens also don't have to sing to persuade people, but have the power of suggestion at all times.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Even within those bounds, Green Light’s suggestions don’t always hit the mark.
    Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The description gleefully notes that the dress has pockets, a suggestion that some forms of progress are too great to turn back.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • That’s when his wife, Evan, made a suggestion: Why not get into coaching?
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 Nov. 2022
  • To him, Roth appeared to be offended by such a suggestion, and Van Halen wasn't having it.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • At Amazon, one of those is a digital employee suggestion box, and Ward submitted his idea to it.
    Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

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