How to Use allude in a Sentence

allude

verb

• Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific.
• Strange's name never came up during the one-hour forum, though Brooks indirectly alluded to him.
  — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 20 June 2017
• The video alludes to Woolf’s death by showing a young woman stepping into a pond and struggling in a current of muddy water.
  — Christa Titus, Billboard, 30 May 2017
• Donald Trump Jr. appeared to have gotten in the last word, however, alluding to his dad's digs in the White House.
  — Fox News, 1 June 2017
• And, as Paul Krugman often alludes, one part of technological drift to the back of the pack is always theft, and one part is self-inflicted.
  — Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• XL artists have turned down ad campaigns, flipped off Super Bowl cameras, alluded to incest, rapped about rape, and drawn the ire of censors across the globe.
  — Matthew Trammell, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017
• Many of Raimon’s songs allude to silence, as the repression of Franco’s dictatorship marked his life and oeuvre.
  — Michael Atwood Mason, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017
• The News Tribune has learned that Grant, 40, alluded to his longstanding distress in a text message sent before his death.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 3 May 2017
• While both alluded to Sen. Strange multiple times, Moore was the only one that actually came close to mentioning his name.
  — Christopher Harress, AL.com, 27 May 2017
• Artists also would be required to inform the Commission if their original piece samples or otherwise alludes to someone else's work, Powell said.
  — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 15 June 2017
• Aside from the fabric and cool blue costumes on the opening trio, there are no specific references to a river here, but the dance alludes to water as a source of cleansing, community, jubilation.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2017
• Lawrence is the big piece of the puzzle that Jones was alluding to.
  — Clarence Hill, star-telegram, 23 Feb. 2018
• Some of the hosts have alluded to this guidance while on Fox.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 6 Nov. 2019
• Cotton alludes to in the ad was the spending on food for poor people.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 16 Jan. 2018
• This is seen by many as alluding to razing the Babri mosque.
  — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 9 Nov. 2019
• Smith said, alluding to the time that transpired before the first and second shot.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2017
• As the petition alludes, Kile isn’t the only one to fall victim to their death in Lake Lanier.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
• Arbiter is alluding to the blush pink dress Meghan wore to Trooping the Colour in early June.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 17 June 2018
• Of course, as Matt alludes to, the numbers don’t include context.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2019
• The sheer back alluded to skin while retaining a hint of modesty, while the slit down the spine was a natty touch.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 27 June 2018
• The section that was said to allude to slavery was found to have no connection at all.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 10 Mar. 2021
• The statement did not allude to Isaac's decision to stand.
  — Brian Ries, CNN, 31 July 2020
• Jamie walks Ian out and the men allude to some secret Jamie is keeping that could cause trouble.
  — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2017
• Quite a lot of my work either involves, or alludes to, movement.
  — Stella Ko, CNN, 29 May 2017
• Tellingly, the woman who asked the question did not allude to the president.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Sep. 2020
• Yet both stopped short of publishing the full contents of the call, opting to instead allude to what was said.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
• The series alludes to conflict and death, yet its imagery is too sugared to sting.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019
• But most are mom merch, and most of these items directly allude to survival.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2019
• Start with the name, which alludes to the notion of taking a former bar space, in this case Whiskey Social, and giving it new life.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
• Culpo confirmed her and Berrios' breakup in March and, in June, seemingly alluded that the football player had cheated on her with Earle.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024