Example sentences for: alludes

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

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

  • 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.

  • Neither Shakespeare (who alludes to the incident only in passing) nor history offers any justification for this gross violation of the laws of war: "Was there, as it was later claimed, some sudden movement on the part of French cavalry which lead Henry to fear an attack from the rear?

  • To admirers, "Rockefeller Republican" alludes to Nelson's creation of an outstanding state university system, a vast network of hospitals, housing projects, mental health facilities, water treatment plants, parks, and highways.

  • Dipping back to impeachment, here's a classic exchange between the "poised" Monica and House Manager Edward Bryant: Bryant, attempting delicacy, alludes to "the first so-called salacious occasion."


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