make allusion

Example Sentences

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I refer with pleasure to those portions of his report which make allusion to the creditable degree of discipline already attained by our troops and to the excellent sanitary condition of the entire army.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 by Lincoln, Abraham

Thus even of the Giulietta, to whom I have adverted above, I have heard only casual mention by himself, and to this tender topic he would not suffer even his oldest friends to make allusion.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton

Apart from certain most cleverly devised breaks in the story—to which I shall make allusion presently—Oliver Tropenell's best chance lies in the absence of adequate motive.

From Love and hatred by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

He had often heard Miss Rogers make allusion to money she could lay her hand on at any moment; but the old basket-maker never believed her.

From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean

Only once did Marguerite make allusion to that terrible time which had become the past.

From The Elusive Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness