alluding
- present participle of allude.
Example Sentences
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Then, add a line alluding to the price she set and perhaps ask if she’d be willing to chat about how she goes about running her resale business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
"We must be very careful, because he has a positive side that benefits us but also a high disapproval rating," he said, alluding to polls showing that Brazilians are divided over the US president.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
“It will not probably take a war to overthrow the principle of the legal-tender act,” wrote Sumner, alluding to the Civil War, “but it may take a national bankruptcy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“When you start in August, the goal is to play in Omaha,” USC coach Andy Stankiewicz said, alluding to the home of the College World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
“Do you even know what the challenge you are alluding to was?” the man in the grey suit asks.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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