Example sentences for: veiled

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

  • 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.

  • If Tinky Winky (see "") has no explicit gender, how do you know that the handbag, tutu, and so on aren't veiled signals that Tinky is female?

  • Bennett, who had spent the weekend on Meet the Press and CNN's Late Edition making veiled and not-so-veiled threats to dredge up Paula Jones' sexual history (threats from which he backed off later in the week), was pushing a counterproductive tactic even further.

  • 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 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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