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Example sentences for "suggests"

Lexicographically close words:
suggestion; suggestions; suggestive; suggestively; suggestiveness; sugred; sui; suicidal; suicidally; suicide
  1. This at once suggests that there are two planes in the locus, provided the planes of the dihedral angle are taken as indefinite in extent, and that these planes are perpendicular to each other.

  2. In such work it constantly appears that every proposition suggests abundant opportunity for originality, and that the complete form of proof in a textbook is not a bar to independent thought.

  3. The figure suggests the case of two circles in plane geometry.

  4. Heath suggests that this is among the possibilities: [Illustration] [triangles]ABC and APC are similar.

  5. He went to Miletus and studied under Thales, probably spent several years in Egypt, very likely went to Babylon, and possibly went even to India, since tradition asserts this and the nature of his work in mathematics suggests it.

  6. We cannot hear those minuets which best reflect the character of the dance without thinking of powder and hoops; and now that the manners it suggests have become obsolete, it can only be humorously reproduced.

  7. Storm quite reasonably suggests that the Norse expression may refer to the size not of the eye-ball, but of the eye-socket, which in the Indian face is apt to be large; and very likely this is what the Frenchman also had in mind.

  8. This person was a native of Catalonia, and his name was Bernardo Boyle, which strongly suggests an Irish origin.

  9. Sir Henry Yule suggests that the mention of Cynocephali, or Dog-heads, in ancient writers may have had an analogous origin (Marco Polo, vol.

  10. Mr. Laing suggests that he may have been a Magyar.

  11. Harrison suggests that "the shift of date is due to Dionysos.

  12. This suggests that the representative of the corn-spirit may have been selected by means of a competition on the harvest-field, in which the vanquished competitor was compelled to accept the fatal honour.

  13. An enterprising grocer in the little village gets Martin interested in booms and suggests that they form a company and cut the shore-acre tract up into lots and sell to summer residents.

  14. He replied, "The tone of your question suggests collusion between the Theosophists of India and Mr. Eglinton.

  15. The fact that the stars move suggests a very natural analogy to the solar system.

  16. This idyl of Theocritus suggests the freedom of movement and the ordinary pursuits of the Alexandrian lady in the days of Arsinoe.

  17. Plato, the most reliable authority, tells us nothing disparaging of Xanthippe, and the violent grief he attributes to her at the last parting suggests a high degree of affection for her phlegmatic spouse.

  18. And yet it is difficult to suppress the impression one receives that much in Egyptian art and in the Egyptian religion suggests early outside influences.

  19. The association of ideas with the various animals no doubt suggests the interpretation in most cases, though in others the interpretation appears to be of a purely conventional type and as a rule favorable.

  20. The form given to the images of the gods by the Egyptians suggests the almost perfect blending of the human and animal, and as such is a distinct expression of the genius of Egyptian art.

  21. The swindler allows the scheme to remain quiescent for a time, and then suggests that, as the money has not been repaid and as it would be unpleasant to sue his brother, it would be better to sell the note in the bazaar.

  22. It certainly suggests that there has been a good deal more activity than we were given to understand.

  23. It suggests some curious questions as to the method of dismemberment; but I mustn't go into unpleasant details.

  24. The evidence of the man who found the remains in the watercress-bed suggests that they could not have been there for more than two years.

  25. What this record now suggests to us is that the personal life which it reveals had a foundation in some personal and moral crisis.

  26. This certainly suggests that the change may have been very recent--determined, perhaps, wholly through the personal influence of Wishart, whom Knox so affectionately commemorates.

  27. As a dark riddle points to something more than it expresses, so faith suggests something clearer than that which it perceives.

  28. To speak in the clearest possible manner: Divine bearing and attitude are in evidence when one manifests in word and deed that which pertains peculiarly to God and suggests divinity.

  29. As the heat thus obtained seemed too violent for pupae to be artificially reared with success, Reaumur suggests that many variations might be made in the experiments, which would have the effect of moderating its amount.

  30. It was with another competitor that the pioneer Blackwall clipper tried conclusions, and the circumstance suggests a somewhat whimsical association of the evolution of the China clipper with the Great Exhibition.

  31. Oh, for one thing, while you speak English with an English accent, the construction of your sentences suggests a close acquaintance with German literature.

  32. Your answer suggests that I lack the qualities to understand the proofs in support of the doctrine you taught on Sunday night.

  33. Heredity JUNE 2 "This tracing of the sin to its root now suggests this further topic--its cure.

  34. Raw Material MARCH 19 "One also is filled with hope at the figure of the clay, because it suggests the immense and unimagined possibilities of human nature.

  35. Now, as often before, through all the turmoils of business memory suggests the lines of Willis: "I sadden when thou smilest to my smile, Child of my love!

  36. Although Cuba is not yet annexed to the United States, its local proximity here suggests some notice of a line of railway which traverses that island, forming a communication between the city of Havana and the centre of the island.

  37. The definition itself suggests in what way the development may be expected to work itself out.

  38. He suggests that there were earlier gods than the devas, but he tells us nothing about them, except that they were not fully deities; they were only semi-deities, or not deities at all.

  39. Reason asserts its right to judge of tradition; the doubter suggests emendations in the legend; the piously inclined turn their attention to those parts only which are capable of lofty treatment.

  40. The sovereignty of God to all generations suggests the swift disappearance of earthly princes, referred to in ver.

  41. The sheep of His hand" suggests not merely the creative but the sustaining and protecting power of God.

  42. The custom of having chambers on the roof, for privacy and freshness, suggests the image.

  43. It literally means cutting off, and so suggests the merciful surgery by which the cancerous tumour is taken out of the soul.

  44. Graetz suggests a plausible emendation, which Cheyne adopts, reading "glory in," the resulting meaning being the same as that of Delitzsch.

  45. The psalm significantly uses the word for man which connotes frailty, and in b the expression "sons of man" which suggests birth.

  46. The word translated above "heavy with young" means laden, and if the accompanying noun is masculine, must mean laden with the harvest sheaves; but the parallel of the increasing flocks suggests the other rendering.

  47. The vehemence of scorn in these verses suggests a previous, compelled familiarity with idolatry such as the exiles had.

  48. The singer seems to delight in the very sound of the word, which suggests to him boundless visions of the wide sweep of God's universal mercy, and of the numberless crowd of dependents who wait on and are satisfied by Him.

  49. The "also" suggests that, in addition to local union, there should be heart harmony, as befits brothers.

  50. He suggests that a College should be established at a short distance from London, endowed with a revenue of four thousand pounds, and consisting of twenty professors with other members.

  51. The history of science suggests the reflection that it is very difficult for the same person at the same time to do justice to two conflicting theories.

  52. The Idea of Justice as belonging to God suggests to us some of the same kind of reflexions as those which we have made respecting the Divine Love.

  53. These passages are marked by the prudence which practical study suggests to a calm and clear-sighted man.

  54. A comparison naturally suggests itself, between what was perhaps the last of Shakespeare's completed works, and that early drama which first gave undoubted proof that his imagination had taken wings.

  55. The image of the surgeon inevitably suggests itself--the hand with the iron nerve and the swift knife laying bare the trembling mysteries within.


  56. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "suggests" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.