make allusion
Example Sentences
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Should your great-grandfather have had the misfortune to be hanged, such a person is certain, on some public occasion, to make allusion to your pedigree.
From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander
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
The three Marks of Copland make allusion to the roses which appeared as a sign to his shop.
From Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography by Roberts, W. (William)
We all remember that it was a point of etiquette inculcated in our youth never to make allusion to the furniture and fittings of the houses where we paid visits.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
I think the same thing may be said of the offence to which you seem to make allusion.
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de
