Explore Allusion through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mention or reference. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Allusion meaning
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
Using Allusion
- The main meaning on this page is: An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
- Useful related words include: mention, reference.
- In the example corpus, allusion often appears in combinations such as: allusion to, an allusion, in allusion.
Context around Allusion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Allusion
- In this selection, "allusion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, media, elliptical and glib stand out and add context to how "allusion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an elliptical allusion to a and be an allusion to cockfighting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "allusion" sits close to words such as aac, abdallah and abdication, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with allusion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was just an allusion. (5 words)
But one could draw that allusion, and we ended up losing three dispatchers, for sure. (15 words)
Lowell characterized this allusion as “wishful” thinking on the parts of Bobulinski and another team member. (16 words)
Addressing “dear Joe and dear Jill,” he spoke of the “spirit of 1776” that is always in the air when the French and Americans gather, an allusion to France’s decisive support for a nascent United States during the Revolutionary War. (41 words)
In what Blinken billed as a first-of-a-kind measure, the agreement will commit the two countries to work together on "trusted technologies" -- an allusion to avoiding providers, often from China, seen by the United States as potentially unsafe. (40 words)
It’s made of the thick red, yellow and black wool used in military uniforms, and curators say the tight geometric motif of small squares was similar to woodworking patterns, perhaps an allusion to an activity considered masculine. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
In what Blinken billed as a first-of-a-kind measure, the agreement will commit the two countries to work together on "trusted technologies" -- an allusion to avoiding providers, often from China, seen by the United States as potentially unsafe.
It’s made of the thick red, yellow and black wool used in military uniforms, and curators say the tight geometric motif of small squares was similar to woodworking patterns, perhaps an allusion to an activity considered masculine.
Janet continued: ‘The allusion in the column to parading through the streets is actually not made clear enough that he’s talking about a scene from Game Of Thrones.
King’s remarks came shortly after the 52-year-old former MLB star made a social media allusion to co-parenting difficulties.
Lowell characterized this allusion as “wishful” thinking on the parts of Bobulinski and another team member.
Moreover, their allusion to the values of the new state stemming from “the prophets of Israel” was certainly not in synch with liberal democracy.
Some likened the logo to a rooster in what appears to be an allusion to cockfighting.
The committee cited Saddleback's having "a female teaching pastor functioning in the office of pastor," an allusion to Stacie Wood, wife of the current lead pastor of Saddleback, Andy Wood.
There is an elliptical allusion to a collision with “a bridge” as a foundational experience, and she describes waking up in a disorientatingly strange bed, which turns out to be her own.
Addressing “dear Joe and dear Jill,” he spoke of the “spirit of 1776” that is always in the air when the French and Americans gather, an allusion to France’s decisive support for a nascent United States during the Revolutionary War.
Aside from that glib allusion to the leveling of Gaza, she does not otherwise mention “the plight of Palestinians,” nor does she contextualize Hamas’s attack within the multi-decade Israeli occupation of Palestine.
But one could draw that allusion, and we ended up losing three dispatchers, for sure.
He made an allusion to a Yoruba man that died intestate in Benin City, Edo State, where succession of his properties became a serious legal tussle.
I can’t be sure, but it seems like some sort of allusion to “considering “Dorothy” plays such a big role, and it’s not like they were gonna call it the Tin Man.
It's really more the allusion to angst and anxieties that we already have that’s scary.
It was an allusion to investors, who the Bank of Canada estimates have snapped up one-third of home purchases between 2014 and 2022.
I was just an allusion.
No allusion was apparently intended to roast duck with plums, a Rosh Hashanah delicacy in some Jewish kitchens.
The allusion is to the allegation that the island was “ceded” to Sri Lanka by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, when DMK leader Muthuvel Karunanidhi was Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
The image also shows drones flying in more bags of fast food, drawing an allusion to the mystery drones that have been reported over the Garden State.
Common combinations with allusion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- allusion to 65×
- an allusion 35×
- in allusion 6×
- the allusion 6×
- and allusion 5×
- allusion is 4×
- allusion and 3×
- allusion was 3×
- allusion in 2×
- this allusion 2×