Example Sentences

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Mr Raghavan is alluding to two previous major retaliations by India in 2016 and 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The superstar to whom Servais is alluding, of course, is Rodriguez, who missed his second consecutive game because of a foot injury.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Lovebad is alluding to the popular social media account Foos Gone Wild, which has 2.4 million followers on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

But part of the trade-off of this album is in lyrical vividness — on most songs Drake is alluding to things more than describing them.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2022

“Of course Miss Thompson is alluding to the book.”

From A Very Naughty Girl by Meade, L. T.