guise

Example Sentences

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“When I think about a song like ‘Take It,’ it’s more about loss and more in the guise of a relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and six other leading Golden Dawn officials were found guilty of "belonging to and running a criminal organisation" under the guise of a political party.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The backlash caused Ring to cancel a deal with tech surveillance company Flock Safety, which sells its tools to police and governments under the guise of stopping crime.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Here, Melville is an American Kafka or Gogol, and in this guise, he skewers our pervasive national ethos that values ambition and striving above all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Still, what little we say to one another often comes back in another guise.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan