Example Sentences

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Alluding to past difficulties, he said: "When the going gets tough - and it often does - the tough get going, and you have."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Alluding to the constant movement of quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Kelly intimated that he wanted to build sufficient depth at the position to withstand any departures.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Alluding to Mr. Xi’s intention to displace the U.S. as a global leader, Mr. Macron reportedly told Mr. Xi that “France does not pick sides.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Alluding to “Team of Rivals,” Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book about how the 16th president worked with his competitors, Mr. Taylor said: “She’s the Abraham Lincoln of psychotherapy.”

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Alluding to their beloved Michelet’s lost love, Vincent writes, “She stayed with me 30 years, returning to me incessantly.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman