Example sentences for: alludes

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

  • These critics argue for the term "Latino ," because it denotes self-definition, allows for more subcategorization by nationality, and alludes to distant cultural origins rather than a painful colonial past.

  • Oscar nominee William Shakespeare alludes to fish aroma when he says, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

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

  • 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."

  • This probably alludes either to the generosity of some Saint Bonifazio or to the profligacy of Pope Boniface VI.


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