assumed name
Example Sentences
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Mark Twain visited the Fowlers’ London outpost in 1873 and decided to put phrenology to the test by submitting to an examination by Lorenzo, under an assumed name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Estranged from her immigrant Chinese parents in Florida, Lily falls in love with a mysterious white man, Matthew, who is living under an assumed name.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
Romero disappeared into witness protection, living under an assumed name far from his old neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024
Correctiv documented the meeting using hidden cameras, witness accounts and one undercover reporter, who checked in to the hotel where the meeting took place under an assumed name.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024
Surratt then went to England under an assumed name and later continued on to the Vatican, where he served in the Papal Zouaves, the pope’s infantry unit.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
