At best, it only referred to such things obliquely and indirectly.

Everywhere, that is, except in the campaign for the Presidency, where they are referred to only obliquely, if at all.

And then you obliquely referred to your daughter's situation.

You are referring obliquely to the death of your late husband?

Sometimes the dances refer obliquely to the songs, or to the character of the music.

Talking to reporters on Thursday, the president referred obliquely to his political troubles.

Johnson referred obliquely to "a lot of different things that were very disgraceful about the game."

Though we only refer to the future obliquely, we're preparing to grow old together.

Some magazine will find a high-minded reason for obliquely referring to the charge.

And her works always refer obliquely to contemporary reality.