veiled
Example Sentences
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“This crisis is not a fallacy nor a thinly veiled threat.”
Revealed in a shallow, veiled space, where light streams in gently at left, the figure’s soft handling is markedly different from the meticulously painted basket of fruit he offers to the viewer.
It may be tempting to say what you’ll do if you don’t get results, with veiled threats of one kind or another, but consumer experts suggest it’s best not to go too far.
From MarketWatch
As this year began and it became clear both companies were thinking about IPOs, Amodei started taking some veiled shots at OpenAI.
In the courtroom, Ms Pelicot and her family sat through nearly four months of veiled insinuations and open accusations of complicity from both the defendants and their lawyers.
From BBC
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