masquerade
Example Sentences
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And though the high gloss may be an act given Gaston’s actual vocation, Marshall plays the part as if the crook himself believes the masquerade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
As historian David Garrow documents, King believed that violence collapsed the moral clarity the movement depended on, allowing repression to masquerade as order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The only question left is how long she can keep up the masquerade before even her audience sees through it.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
Learning English from reruns of “Law & Order,” the being now called Harry will preposterously succeed in his masquerade, and in doing so, join a community that will ultimately improve him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
Flossie was in costume waiting for an escort to take her to a masquerade ball which started soon after midnight.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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