disguise

Example Sentences

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He attempts to disguise this deficiency with endless boasting about himself and endless denigration of others.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

He said Ortiz, who was arrested in a vehicle with a rifle, ammunition and a disguise -- a wig -- had behaved in a manner that was "extremely dangerous."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

WASHINGTON—When María Corina Machado left Venezuela in December, escaping by boat and wearing a disguise, she hoped a U.S. intervention would oust Nicolás Maduro and force a democratic transition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Many of these barrels are alleged to have been relabelled as Malaysian to disguise their origin.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Thus, to travel incognito means to be “not known”; to use a false identity, or to be in disguise.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood