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.
  • And what about the suggestion that the FBI worked at the site through Tuesday night?
    — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
  • 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
  • The idea for the 747 card was born out of a simple customer suggestion.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022
  • The suggestion that the curia had been built in phases is not new.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2022
  • To check out these suggestions and more, keep scrolling.
    — Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Please email thoughts and suggestions to dealbook@nytimes.com.
    — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Please email thoughts and suggestions to dealbook@nytimes.com.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, here’s a suggestion: Let’s all meet at the corner of Biggest and Yet.
    — al, 6 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • The fathers were there to help with questions, suggestions and smiles.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Then, ask everyone to send a book suggestion within the genre and have the host pick from that list.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2022
  • There was little overlap among our suggestions, and there were a lot of works to sift through.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Tricia had just moved to the area from Florida and didn’t have any suggestions as to where to go.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Their suggestion: throw it in the dryer for a quick cycle to smooth out wrinkles and fluff it up.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • His voice spins on a time from gentle coddling to the suggestion of fury — and good humor, too.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2022
  • However, Dorman thinks that the first suggestion is the way to go.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Here are some of the best places to see springtime splendor in Texas, along with some suggestions for making the most of your day trip.
    — Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Fat Ham revels in suggestion, side-eyes, winks and asides.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This became the Odeon—named, at Brian’s suggestion, for the theatre where the brothers grew up watching movies.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • Project 2025, a set of policy suggestions that have been called a road map for Trump’s second term, is very clear about who should be encouraged to have children.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025

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