masquerading

Example Sentences

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I keep coming back to psychoanalyst Karen Horney’s 1950 discussion of neurosis and the professions—how they can attract exactly the wrong people, masquerading ideals they don’t possess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Her view is that the current high prices reflect “nothing more than just geopolitical noise masquerading as a structural deficit.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Granola that’s either stale — thin-sliced cardstock masquerading as crunch — or so aggressively hard it feels like a dare to your dental work.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

"If you're still hoping they'll change their mind, or if you're staying connected to monitor their dating life, that's attachment masquerading as friendship," says Kate.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

It’s a vast congregation of hunger, infectious disease, and desperation, masquerading as opportunity.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver