How to Use allude in a Sentence

allude

verb

• Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific.
• Blunt alluded to the same multi-step strategy Thursday in a speech on the Senate floor.
  — William Douglas and Lindsay Wise, kansascity, 19 Oct. 2017
• However, the couple released a joint statement that did not allude to any infidelities.
  — Eileen Reslen, Redbook, 24 Oct. 2017
• When asked about the mud used to make the balls tackier, Verlander, again, alluded to how the balls are manufactured.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2017
• Mayor Ethan Berkowitz alluded to the law as one factor in escalating crime in the city in an interview last week, along with drug use.
  — Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Sep. 2017
• 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
• Speaking amid the crystal chandeliers of an ornate hotel conference room, Gorsuch didn’t allude to the controversy.
  — Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• Aza’s last name nods to one famous literary detective, and her missing parent and beloved car (a Toyota Corolla instead of a blue roadster) allude to another.
  — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 13 Oct. 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
• As alluded in the previous scene, this is the Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 July 2023
• But where Gilbert Stuart flirts with the splendors of the office of the President, Wiley alludes to the story of the man himself.
  — Maya Rhodan, Time, 14 Feb. 2018
• The sign alluded to a recent teacher strike in West Virginia, where teachers walked off the job for nine days to protest poor pay.
  — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2018
• In the season two premiere, there are moments alluding toward the queen’s powers.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024