allusion
Example Sentences
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We see how many people he kills within the show, but there’s an allusion to more in his past.
From Los Angeles Times
One of the pleasures here is witnessing both actors reanimate the rhythms of a long-ago conversation, their text absent the typical tidiness of a screenplay and instead an interwoven network of inflection, attitude, allusion.
"A 10-year-old child who doesn't understand a joke or an allusion, it's not a big deal. They will understand it at 15, 20, or 40 years old. There are several levels of interpretation."
From Barron's
The allusion to economic justifications for the Confederacy’s inhumane cruelty is mocked and transformed, while also implying the process as Black reparation.
From Los Angeles Times
And despite the fact that the story plays out less than 15 years after the end of World War II, there isn’t a single allusion to the war’s impact on the country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
