How to Use veiled in a Sentence

veiled

adjective
  • She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.
  • The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.
  • That has so far remained a veiled threat.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Biden opened the event with a veiled reference to world events.
    — WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Trump told reporters at the time, in what was widely seen as a veiled jab.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The beautiful red Chanel coat with the black blouse and veiled hat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Kate pulled her hair back into an elegant up-do and wore a veiled black hat.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Through the veiled scrim, some sort of machinery can be glimpsed inside.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The veiled threat to the city left many residents concerned.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And something did die; the county’s last veiled attempt at new schools.
    — Lily Jackson | [email protected], al, 30 July 2019
  • Trump, of course, has long revelled in threats of brute force, both veiled and explicit.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Some will see the strikes against ships in the area as a veiled warning of its readiness to make good on its threat.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2019
  • That comment is a veiled nod to the commentary from the other side of the aisle.
    — Abby Livingston, ExpressNews.com, 27 May 2020
  • And the language Tuesday offered a veiled threat that talks could be harmed.
    — Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2018
  • Her all-black outfit included a veiled black hat, a black coat dress, black pumps, and a black clutch.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Pound, who lived in Italy, wrote back, offering a veiled challenge.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Saban after the game made a veiled comment about the game plan entering the day.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The branch manager of the bank told my dad that the veiled women were with the government.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • On social media, a woman made a veiled threat toward the two Democrats.
    — Jeremy Herb, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
  • What if Vladimir Putin’s veiled nuclear threats against Ukraine are not a bluff?
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2022
  • There's no shortage of veiled suggestions, mostly out of Louisville, that the deal is done.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Long lengths for all day were important, as were discreet layers of veiled transparency.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • My must is the cotton ball jar—a veiled storage option is always best, in this messy writer’s opinion.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Below, 14 of them share ways to ensure your content is viewed as useful advice and not a veiled sales pitch.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The veiled sun hat, with its wide brim and crown of rosettes, arced around her face like a halo—perfectly accenting her dreamy soft waves.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Nile is not convinced that’s as good a topic as her veiled admiration for her father — or as his own story.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Josephine shouts at her to stop, shattering her moment of joy and adding a veiled insult about her weight to really stick the knife in.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Would a veiled Grandmother also come to the same conclusion, or has she been changed by taking the veil off?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Claire makes a strong case for war, but neglects to announce a pardon for Frank, and ends the speech with a veiled threat to Frank.
    — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2017
  • But the whole thing is balanced, the bass has a good amount of body, and the vocals and instrumentation don’t sound overly veiled.
    — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2017

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