Example sentences for: alludes

How can you use “alludes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • When Williams addresses the child as his noble patron ("my Lord") and alludes to the old myth of the tortoise that supports the universe, he slyly introduces the underlying weight of civilization and history into the interchange between him and the child.

  • La vida loca alludes to a way of life of thousands of young Chicano men and women who are submerged in a fast drug-using life, depending mostly on their friends and gangs for support and loyalty.

  • But I do not feel comfortable with a punch line that alludes to the plunger.

  • The novel's title alludes to a famous painting by Thomas Cole that hangs in a nearby museum.

  • She only alludes to Tobe, failing to introduce him to the reader, who is tempted to conclude that Tobe belongs to the race of 6-foot-tall rabbits.


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