masquerade
Example Sentences
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They meet in the masquerade ball, which is Sophie’s dream.
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
She went to a masquerade ball every Saturday night, wearing a different costume each time.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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