veiled

Example Sentences

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Some viewers see it as a thinly veiled endorsement of the policy - hailed in the film as a crippling masterstroke to weed out fake currency from Pakistan.

From BBC

Then her lashes fluttered and her expression changed, veiled with politeness.

From Literature

“This crisis is not a fallacy nor a thinly veiled threat.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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