allusion

Example Sentences

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He’s grounded the first two novels in his trilogy in allusions to Virgil’s “Aeneid,” the Latin epic about the Trojan Wars started by, well, isn’t it always a beautiful dame?

From Washington Post

In various statements, most of them tweets, Musk made allusions to decreased moderation on the platform, pledging to make the site a bastion of “free speech.”

From Los Angeles Times

The varying GOP factions, known as the “five families” — an allusion to the film “The Godfather” — have projected an air of unity through meetings, news conferences and other public support for McCarthy’s broad demands.

From Washington Post

It was an allusion to the painter Eugene Delacroix’s symbol of French liberty, leading citizens over barricades, holding a rifle and the French flag, both breasts emerging from her unraveling dress.

From New York Times

Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia severed relations with Qatar in 2017 over accusations of Qatari support for terrorism - a broad allusion to Islamist movements, a charge Doha denied.

From Reuters