masquerading

Example Sentences

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I keep coming back to psychoanalyst Karen Horney’s 1950 discussion of neurosis and the professions—how they can attract exactly the wrong people, masquerading ideals they don’t possess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This may be a financial burden masquerading as an opportunity.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Granola that’s either stale — thin-sliced cardstock masquerading as crunch — or so aggressively hard it feels like a dare to your dental work.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

A Canadian man, Dallas Pokornik, is accused of masquerading as both a pilot and a flight attendant, allegedly raking in hundreds of free flights over four years, US authorities said.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Abel had to laugh over one of the bears, who was masquerading as a mouse.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig