How to Use implication in a Sentence

implication

noun
  • He was shocked by the implication of his partner in the theft.
  • He condemned the court and, by implication, the entire legal system.
  • I'm offended by his implication that women can't be good at mathematics.
  • What are the short-term and long-term implications of the chant?
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • This has a lot of deeply strange implications.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There are implications to both of these points.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the speed of it is three to five times faster and the implications are three to five times more so.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 10 Oct. 2018
  • So the reveal in that episode may or may not have implications down the line?
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020
  • This study has wide implications for physics.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But the implication seems to be that some of them will appear in the movie, too.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Mar. 2022
  • And that will have very strong implications for how the virus is able to transmit.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2020
  • The implication is that those claims would hold up better in court.
    Megan Molteni, WIRED, 30 May 2018
  • But the implication that guard troops were made to stay in a parking garage is false.
    Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021
  • In any case, a deal couldn’t even take place for a few years due to the tax implications of the split.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The implication seemed to be that other teams, like his own, cannot.
    Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The long-term implications of this could be dire if nothing changes.
    Emily L. Mahoney, miamiherald, 17 Mar. 2018
  • That is a sea change that will have far-reaching implications.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Like all good art, though, the image is broad in implication.
    Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The implication is clear as day.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The implication, of course, is that that canyon has now arrived.
    Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Who is right will have big implications for the kingdom.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The implications of this work go far beyond physics.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The implications of that really seemed to be at the top of your mind.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Read more from me on the implications of the case and what could happen today.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026
  • The implication is, of course, that being a wife and mother is enough for her.
    Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2021
  • This has implications for the C-suite.
    David Heacock, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The implication is that the being who is undead should be dead.
    Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
  • The camera lingers on their faces, and the implication is that this should be moving.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2021
  • What are the global implications of the war?
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And that has major implications for the trade.
    Deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026

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