false name
Example Sentences
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They had been staying in a hotel for two years, paying cash for their room under a false name and using taxis and public transport to avoid detection.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
But Khan was unaware this man had filed the application for her using a false name and listed his own address for future correspondence from immigration authorities, according to court documents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
He travelled to Hull and booked into a hotel under a false name.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
A receptionist at the hotel had taken her aside and told her the man she was with was using a false name, was in fact called Christopher Harkins and she should Google him.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025
Estraven was very reluctant to use a false name, and ourtrue ones could not be avowed.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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