allude to

verb

alluded to; alluding to; alludes to

: to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way

I'm interested in hearing more about the technology you alluded to a minute ago.

Examples of allude to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the rogue behavior, which culminated in the breach of the open-source software platform Hugging Face last month, has been disclosed or alluded to previously. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Fabian Hurzeler substituted him in eight times in eight games to open the season and alluded to transfer speculation affecting his form. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

El-Sayed alluded to Piker, though not by name, in his statement responding to the controversy. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The Headlands House signals an expansion into third-party production for AMC Studios, which AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan alluded to on the company’s most recent earnings call. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for allude to

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