allude
verb (used without object)
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually followed byto ).
was alluding
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past progressiveof allude.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Tara Grove, a law professor at the University of Texas who attended Thomas’s speech, disagreed that Thomas was alluding to any of his colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
She was alluding to a speech by Kast, 59, in the coastal resort of Vina del Mar last week, at which he was shielded behind a pane of bullet-proof glass.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Moderator Margaret Brennan of CBS News correctly noted that the Haitian immigrants Vance was alluding to are, in fact, here legally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
The French president was alluding to a historic tradition that peace must prevail during the Olympic games.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2024
Halliday was alluding to a famous ’70s hacker named John Draper, better known by the alias Captain Crunch.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
