make allusion
Example Sentences
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To another matter with which, both literally and metaphorically, the air is filled, we must also make allusion.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
When he beheld his brother after the return of reason, he addressed him as Mr. Holden, and never, in conversation with any one, did he make allusion to his aberration of mind.
From The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times by Adams, John Turvill
He had often heard Miss Rogers make allusion to money she could lay her hand on at any moment; but the old basket-maker never believed her.
From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean
If she make allusion to the Dalys, sir, take care not to confess our mistake about that cabin they called 'The Corvy,' and which you remember we discovered that Daly had settled upon his servant.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
It won't hurt them, my lord; and people make allusion to everything now-a-days.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony
