veiled
Example Sentences
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But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Presentations should not turn into self-representations," he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov's long, detailed news conference last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Photos taken by local media outlet The Collective showed officers removing lyrics of a Cantonese song -- a veiled reference to huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019 -- from the shop window.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I tried a mix of activities, a couple of which turned out to be thinly veiled sales pitches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The loud speakers veiled their commands in a genial and musical politeness.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
