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In the night he fled, accompanied by his wife and child, leaving the tribe in charge of his younger brother Sondaba, who agreed to personate him.

From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

Children delight to personate animals; and a fine genius could not better employ itself than in inventing a great many more plays, setting them to rhythmical words, describing what is to be done.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mary E. Mann

"That album," I said, pointing to it--"it contains, I suppose, the photographs of the people you have been employed to personate?"

From Laid up in Lavender by Stanley J. Weyman

By her pose she was immediately recognized as Lillie Bell, who indeed was just the one to personate the fair and bewitching “Lady of Petticoat Lane,” alias Polly Spratt, Polly Prevoorst, and Polly Alexander.

From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Rena I. Halsey

So it occurred to General Funston; “Why not personate the reinforcements called for, the American officers to command the expedition assuming the rôle of captured American prisoners?”

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount

“Everett Quinton personates the oinker as a most sympathetic fellow,” Don Nelsen wrote in a review in The Daily News.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Whilst Erostrato, a young gentleman, acts the part of a domestic in the house of his mistress’s father, his servant, Dulippo, personates his master, and studies in his place at the university of Ferrara.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop

This done, they perform a nuptial ceremony, and make her further believe that she is married to the god; when, in reality, she is only married to one of the Fakiers who personates him.

From Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

But this lofty strain of inspiration proved transient, and Overbeck, as seen in Munich, truly personates the apostle who leant on the Saviour's breast.

From Overbeck by J. Beavington Atkinson

The biolog personates an individual type, like an aberration of human nature, which may be found anywhere and at any time.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

The real Garlinghouse reported this to Instagram, which took a look ... and then 72 hours later, informed him that after investigating the company had determined that he was not actually being personated.

From The Verge ● Apr. 22, 2020

Dr. Trefusis personated a violinist, sawing upon the air.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

“Oh, you have outwitted me,” he said bitterly, “but you will never be able to prove it was not Warburton who personated the Sailor that night.”

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch

All at once Lilia fled behind the flower-bushes, for her enemy, Salera, Carlos's father, came, personated by Bouverot.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

Many persons gathered around Andrews, who here, as always, personated the conductor of our train, and showered upon him many curious and somewhat suspicious questions.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by William Pittenger

Your personating the author will infallibly introduce my play on the stage, and spite of their prejudice, make the theatre ring with applause, and teach even that injudicious Canaille to know their own interest.

From Three Hours after Marriage by John Arbuthnot

Siberia at least, if it was discovered that I had been personating a Russian officer and fighting duels in his name.

From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont

There he had a long talk with a fellow who seemed to be personating a bricklayer.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch

I am Carl Grasse, the man you have been personating up-town.

From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by R. Ottolengui

"An actor should never take his call in his own character, but always in that which he has been personating."

From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Clara Louise Kellogg