disguise

In John Clellon Holmes’s novel we’re plunged into “all the talk, the smoke and laughter, and the ceaseless movement by which people at a party disguise their self-consciousness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Parton sang “I’m just a backwards Barbie / too much make-up, too much hair”, but her image was both a coat of armour and an astute disguise that helped get her noticed in show business.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

What makes this episode unusually clarifying is that nobody on the winning side seems to feel much need to disguise the motive.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

An undercurrent of friction brought an edge to the breezy vibe, with Edwards often acting as the awkward buffer between Lucey and Barberie, who did little to disguise their dislike of each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Mrs. Maroney might see through my disguise, Flora might recognize me by my walk, or any number of things could spoil the secrecy.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Hine often donned disguises or pretended to be inspecting a factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Researchers have identified a remarkable new spider species in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

She explained that the book opened her eyes to the "disguises" many Victorian women novelists were forced to adopt in order to be heard.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

The signature goofiness of “Undercover Boss” is the cheap disguises producers use to camouflage the executives.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

Seven yelled, and the crowd turned to look just as the Witchlings’ crone disguises melted away completely and their true forms were revealed.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

There are plenty of other ways that our culture has disguised unhealthy behaviors, as “Maddie’s Secret” so cunningly stresses.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Tolomeo, the deposed king of Egypt, is hiding out on the island of Cyprus disguised as a shepherd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Legitimate safeguards play an important role; protectionism disguised as regulation shouldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“We will not tolerate criminal activity disguised as a celebration,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

He was, as I said, voluble, and having discovered that I had no shifgrethor took every chance to give me advice, though even he disguised it with ifs and as-ifs.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Anthropic found that the model engaged in a behavior called “alignment faking” — deliberately disguising its true reasoning and dangerous capabilities to avoid being restricted by people.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

Through this journey of self-exploration I have come to realize how coercive gender-identity ideology was for me, disguising harm as compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

"There's no disguising the fact that we do need more money to look after our canal network," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Casemiro turned his body and head to face towards the left, disguising his intentions - causing Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi to shift that way.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

I told Hamlet my plan, disguising its motive, for I did not want him to think me . too unkind.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein