Definition: 1. An idea that is suggested. 2. A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. 3. A just detectable amount. 4. Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. 5. The sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association. 6. The act of inducing hypnosis.
Use 'suggestion' in a sentence:
1. 60% of the respondents agreed with the suggestion.
2. Ahem, can I make a suggestion?
3. Can I make a suggestion?
4. Here are some of our suggestions.
5. Do you have any suggestions?
6. Felicity seemed pleased at the suggestion.
7. Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan.
8. There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal.
9. They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion.
10. I'm open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes.
11. Might I make a suggestion?
12. I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it.
13. We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.
14. He agreed to her suggestion begrudgingly.
15. He received my suggestion coolly.
16. His suggestion was met with howls of protest.
17. Can I make a suggestion ?
18. The suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter.
19. Perhaps he'd followed her suggestion of a stroll to the river.
20. If I may make a suggestion, perhaps we could begin a little earlier next week.
21. The suggestion to close the road has found favour with local people.
22. Are there any suggestions about how best to tackle the problem?
23. I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.
24. All our suggestions were rejected out of hand.
25. The suggestion didn't go down very well with her boss.
26. At his suggestion, I bought the more expensive printer.
27. The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand.
28. We all weighed in with our suggestions.
29. It was only a suggestion.
30. She looked at me with just a suggestion of a smile.
31. She took a dim view of my suggestion.
32. If this suggestion isn't accepted, we'll be back to square one.
33. Why didn't you act on her suggestion?
34. It's just a suggestion.
35. Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion.
36. OK, let's run with Jan's suggestion.
37. This suggestion dumbfounded Joe.
38. I will take the suggestion under advisement, and refer it to the board.
39. This suggestion did not fit very happily with our existing plans.
40. It was time to put their suggestion into practice.
41. I'd welcome any suggestions.
42. We welcome any comments and suggestions on these proposals.
43. The suggestion was greeted by hoots of laughter.
44. He agreed with my suggestion that we should change the date.
45. They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.
