1
a
: having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover
a veiled hat
b
: characterized by a softening tonal distortion
2
: obscured as if by a veil : disguised
veiled threats
Examples of veiled in a Sentence
She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.
The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.
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Years after introducing himself to listeners as a veiled country crooner, Orville Peck's mask is finally coming off.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Is his reality show just a veiled attempt to create sympathy for himself with a future jury pool in our civil case?
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The prosecution objected to Barlow’s testimony as improper, and a veiled attempt to include the legal conclusions of an attorney not affiliated with the case.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
When a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last year, conservative podcaster Dan Bongino made a veiled threat on social media.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Is his reality show just a veiled attempt to create sympathy for himself with a future jury pool in our civil case?
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The prosecution objected to Barlow’s testimony as improper, and a veiled attempt to include the legal conclusions of an attorney not affiliated with the case.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
When a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last year, conservative podcaster Dan Bongino made a veiled threat on social media.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for veiled
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“Veiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiled. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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