hint at

phrasal verb

hinted at; hinting at; hints at

: to talk about (something) in an indirect way

He's been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor.

The history textbook only hinted at the racial prejudice of that era.

Examples of hint at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nvidia’s stock rally also serves as a hint at what the AI boom could still have in store. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024 The dietary difference hints at what vegetation grew in the Miocene habitat where the apes dwelled. —

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024 Separate concurrences hint at where justices may diverge on the other cases, but the decision is still worth cheering as a victory for speech. —

The Editors, National Review, 3 June 2024 The headline does not even hint at the truth: that the rapidly advancing and widely supported legislation died suddenly, closing in on that finish line with momentum, kneecapped by two DFL senators who prevented the bill from advancing even into committee. —

Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hint at

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