guise

Example Sentences

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The average tariff rate remains above 6% - around three times the typical rate at the start of 2025 - because of tariffs imposed under different guises.

From BBC

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

The lawsuit claims Apple has abandoned its responsibility to protect children under the guise of promoting user privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Mawuli was sitting cross-legged in the corner, playing with a box of nails under the guise of selecting them for Togbe.

From Literature