allude

She faces in the opposite direction of “Femme,” but the shape of her face and pointed nose, and the way her large hat exceeds the picture frame, allude to Matisse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The statement appears to allude to a number of high-profile dossiers handled by Khan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

As the pictures flashed, I spotted an American flag in the room and suggested she use it as a backdrop to allude to the album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

To allude is to mention indirectly or to hint at—to speak of something in a covert or roundabout way.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Hamilton's answer alludes to his current contract, which it is believed lasts until the end of 2027.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Iñárritu portrays the average person as a seal, ready to bark and clap at anything that so much as alludes to reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

On TikTok and Instagram, a person's "aura" alludes to their style or attitude, with "100% aura" high praise for the most effortlessly cool persona.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

These paintings, many completed after Ms. Emin’s cancer surgery, show a degree of artistic renewal and maturation that the exhibition’s title alludes to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

I have taken this story entirely from Sophocles’ play of that name except for the riddle of the Sphinx which Sophocles merely alludes to.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Taylor, while not specifically confirming or denying the allegations, alluded to “youthful indiscretions” from his past that he’s worked through with his wife.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ramaswamy has recently alluded to some of this history in trying to explain his decision to run the ad with Acton’s mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

It’s their rapport that explains how the work gets done in the pressure cooker Johnson alluded to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As Iraola alluded to after, perhaps one of his players should have had the know how to commit a foul in that situation but Liverpool were punished again.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The story of these two is alluded to in the Iliad:—

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

And the modern compulsion to text cheeky little jokes alluding to the scheme, once again, claims new victims.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Surely I wasn’t the only one feeling nostalgic when I saw those pictures coming out of Serbia last night?” he wrote, alluding to the joyful celebrations in Belgrade and Budapest six months apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The documents contained upsetting information alluding to the reason she was taken into care, alongside court records and a personal letter from her social worker.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"There are winds of change in the world that are favourable to our claim," he said, alluding to Trump's threat to withdraw support for Britain's sovereignty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

He saw me and crossed the room, and we made small talk for several minutes, neither of us acknowledging that we hadn’t seen each other in half a decade, neither of us alluding to why.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover