masquerade

Example Sentences

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And the masquerade ball holds a lot of excitement and expectations for fans of the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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

College Football Brain is why we still have Zombie Bowl games layered on top of this 12-team playoff, as if anyone actually cares or comprehends why the quarterfinal needs to masquerade as the Cotton Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The prisoners showed up in all kinds of strange garb; it looked like a masquerade.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel