Example sentences for: veiled

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

  • The letter you published on the advice columnist referred to as "Eppie" and signed by "Popo" was a somewhat veiled reference to "Ask Ann Landers" and "Dear Abby."

  • Islamic women were then simply following standard ancient-world custom, which required that the head be veiled when the woman was outdoors and that the body never be exposed except in private.

  • The coverage reports that this was rejected by business leaders, and many delegates from the European Union and developing countries, who view such standards as thinly veiled protectionism.

  • The brilliant cinematographer, Changwei Gu, shoots her nude through a doorway of hanging beads, and in close-up through a fogged, rain-drizzled windshield; he keeps her simultaneously naked and veiled, and the effect is both alluring and unnerving.

  • The soft money is no longer principally funneled through national political parties; many candidates today have established political action committees which are thinly veiled conduits for their own interests.


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