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Sentences with IMPLICATURE

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"She didn't explicitly say she was going, but her words implied it through implicature."
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"The listener inferred the implicature that the speaker was being sarcastic."
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"He used implicature to hint at his true intentions without revealing them directly."
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"The implicature of her statement was that he should apologize."
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"The implicature of his question was clear: he doubted her ability to succeed."
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"Through implicature, he managed to criticize his colleague without offending him directly."
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"She used implicature to politely decline the invitation."
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"The implicature of his statement was that they should leave immediately."
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"The speaker used implicature to convey her disapproval without explicitly stating it."
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"The implicature in his remark suggested that he didn't believe her story."
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"He relied on implicature to subtly suggest that she was overreacting."
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"The implicature of his tone indicated that he was growing impatient."
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"The use of implicature can add depth and subtlety to conversations."
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"The implicature of her response was that she didn't want to discuss the topic further."
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"Grice's conversational maxim of relevance involves the use of implicatures."
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"The speaker's implicature in that sentence can be interpreted in different ways."
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"Understanding implicatures requires analyzing the context of the conversation."
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"The study of implicatures falls under the field of pragmatics."
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"Detecting implicatures can help in understanding the intentions behind someone's speech."
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"Some implicatures are more conventional and widely recognized than others."
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