How to Use veiled in a Sentence

veiled

adjective

• She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.
• The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.
• The beautiful red Chanel coat with the black blouse and veiled hat.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• Biden opened the event with a veiled reference to world events.
  — WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• That comment is a veiled nod to the commentary from the other side of the aisle.
  — Abby Livingston, ExpressNews.com, 27 May 2020
• As artists’ veiled self-portraits go, this one is spot-on.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2020
• Some will see the strikes against ships in the area as a veiled warning of its readiness to make good on its threat.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2019
• At the end of the address, Mr. Zelensky switched to Russian to make a veiled threat.
  — James Marson, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2022
• The branch manager of the bank told my dad that the veiled women were with the government.
  — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 14 June 2023
• And the language Tuesday offered a veiled threat that talks could be harmed.
  — Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2018
• Wimmer claimed this was a veiled question about his age.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
• Claire makes a strong case for war, but neglects to announce a pardon for Frank, and ends the speech with a veiled threat to Frank.
  — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2017
• What if Vladimir Putin’s veiled nuclear threats against Ukraine are not a bluff?
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2022
• And something did die; the county’s last veiled attempt at new schools.
  — Lily Jackson | [e-mail], al, 30 July 2019
• Through the veiled scrim, some sort of machinery can be glimpsed inside.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
• Trump, of course, has long revelled in threats of brute force, both veiled and explicit.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2022
• And this wasn't DeMichael Harris trying to send some veiled message to Colts fans on behalf of the team.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
• Your husband is hurling veiled or overt threats against you.
  — cleveland, 27 Sep. 2020
• Advocates said the bill was a veiled attack on the law, and many who supported the study spoke against 8-30g.
  — Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 19 Oct. 2022
• Some analysts saw the draft as a veiled warning to both Alipay and WeChat Pay.
  — Keith Zhai, WSJ, 14 July 2021
• Saban after the game made a veiled comment about the game plan entering the day.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2022
• Her all-black outfit included a veiled black hat, a black coat dress, black pumps, and a black clutch.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2022
• There's no shortage of veiled suggestions, mostly out of Louisville, that the deal is done.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• Kate pulled her hair back into an elegant up-do and wore a veiled black hat.
  — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2022
• On social media, a woman made a veiled threat toward the two Democrats.
  — Jeremy Herb, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
• In his concession speech, Rubio made a veiled swipe at Trump.
  — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 9 July 2024
• Still, the two have been taking veiled swipes that foreshadow the collision to come.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
• Pound, who lived in Italy, wrote back, offering a veiled challenge.
  — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2021
• Musk didn’t seem too pleased about the results from the poll and made a veiled threat about the platform’s future if ousted, CNN reports.
  — Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
• The actress, channeling 1930s headgear, added on a veiled headpiece.
  — Hannah Malach, WWD, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024