make allusion

Example Sentences

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If she make allusion to the Dalys, sir, take care not to confess our mistake about that cabin they called 'The Corvy,' and which you remember we discovered that Daly had settled upon his servant.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

I think the same thing may be said of the offence to which you seem to make allusion.

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de

All travellers speak of the Cagots, and make allusion to them, but nothing very positive is told.

From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart

He admitted that painting might represent an action, but only by means of bodies which make allusion to it; that poetry can represent bodies, but only by means of actions.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

We all remember that it was a point of etiquette inculcated in our youth never to make allusion to the furniture and fittings of the houses where we paid visits.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various