veiled allusion

Frequency: 6.27.8 per million words

An allusion that is hidden or disguised.

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Examples (20)

  • She was made uncomfortable by his veiled allusion to the previous night.
  • His speech contained a veiled allusion to the recent scandal.
  • The diplomat's speech was full of veiled allusions to the trade dispute.
  • She made a veiled allusion to their past disagreements.
  • The novel contains a veiled allusion to the author's own difficult childhood.
  • The article included a veiled allusion to the CEO's controversial decisions.
  • His memo about 'restructuring' was a veiled allusion to the upcoming layoffs.
  • Many artists use veiled allusions in their work to convey deeper meanings.
  • I caught her veiled allusion to my recent weight gain.
  • He understood the veiled allusion in her remark, though others missed it.
  • He made a veiled allusion to her past mistakes during the meeting.
  • The politician's statement was full of veiled allusions to his opponents' weaknesses.
  • Despite the politeness, there was a veiled allusion in his toast that only a few people understood.
  • She recognized the veiled allusion to Shakespeare in the modern play.
  • Was that a veiled allusion to the scandal everyone is talking about?
  • To avoid direct confrontation, he often resorted to a veiled allusion.
  • The poem is difficult to interpret because of its many veiled allusions to classical mythology.
  • The novel's opening chapter contains a veiled allusion to a future tragedy.
  • The historical text makes several veiled allusions to the king's secret love affair.
  • Critics debated the meaning of the poet's veiled allusion to classical mythology.