Example sentences for: allusions

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

  • And such allusions they may well be, although you do wonder how those critics would then interpret the iconic Monogram (1955-59), with its stuffed angora goat wearing a car tire around its midriff.

  • The younger Bush's constant assurances that he's going to unveil his "10-point plans" and "specific incentives" any day now--a vague pledge to be specific--are the functional equivalent of his father's constant allusions to "vision."

  • Some praise director Guillermo Del Toro for manipulating Gothic conventions and sprinkling the film with Catholic imagery and allusions to classic films.

  • He uses cultural and religious allusions to the holy Qur'an and some of its interpreters.

  • Critics are unimpressed with first-time director (and Academy Award-winner) Kevin Spacey's attempts at stylishness, particularly the relentless allusions to film noir.


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