allude to

phrasal 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

The verbiage doesn’t have to cover each of the factors and can simply allude to some of them. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Carney’s message wasn’t framed as an embrace of China – the Canadian leader started out by alluding to a critique of the Soviet Union’s authoritarianism. —Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

In her opening remarks today, Tuttle alluded to the battle currently underway for independent cinema. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

One of the jurors alluded to the prior incident in discussing the case with attorneys after the settlement, wondering how much of Powell’s difficulty was attributable to that incident. —Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for allude to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup