Used in a Sentence

veiling

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for veiling.

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A constant mental barrage, waste of time, defacement of public space, and often thinly veiling misinformation...

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Quick take

The act of covering with a veil.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

The act of covering with a veil.

noun

Material for making veils.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for veiling.

noun

The act of covering with a veil.

Example sentences

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A constant mental barrage, waste of time, defacement of public space, and often thinly veiling misinformation...

2

Exactly; but rarely is this done for curiosity or accuracy; but instead for veiling toxicity.

3

Looks to me you're trying to express your disapproval of human space exploration, but you are veiling it as a question.

4

Those who want compulsory veiling and it's associated punishments are _wrong_ to want it.

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There be three degrees of this hiding and veiling of a man’s self.

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So you can customize that as you see fit, veiling or unveiling items.

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I understand you're being sarcastic, but it isn't hard to realize that the compulsory veiling of women is objectively wrong.

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The issue lay not with people or free will—which I doubt exists—but in society’s foundational flaw, a shadow veiling human potential.

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And the counter-veiling concern of ensuring that the amount does get fairly taxed (instead of being held on-to indefinitely) probably outweighs that rationale in this case.

10

Nighttime lighting can create blindspots via veiling glare.

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But that is the dance they do, the managing of the delta between product quality and brand quality, the management being the logistics of veiling that delta (not actually closing it).

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If you read the conversation higher up, instead of taking what I said out of context, you'd see that I was talking about the author veiling their intentions, i.e.

Quote examples

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Instead you attack me as well, that I am "thinly veiling" what you make up from thin air.

2

And knowingly doing things that might not get approved by courts, but veiling it in a "novel legal theory" disguise is still breaking the law.

3

GP might have meant that the researchers are veiling their actual goal, in the vein of "detecting humans in drone feeds and autonomously dropping bandages on them for search and rescue"

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Property taxes, land ownership is veiling in "ownership" language but in reality to me it seems if you have to pay someone yearly "rent" for it then you don't really own it.

Proper noun examples

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Veiling contempt for your audience should be a bannable offence here.

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Veiling demiurge from knowledge of true cosmic order.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use veiling in a sentence?

A constant mental barrage, waste of time, defacement of public space, and often thinly veiling misinformation...

What does veiling mean?

The act of covering with a veil.

What part of speech is veiling?

veiling is commonly used as noun.