personate
Example Sentences
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They did not always personate the same characters.
From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William
Whether in these boxes full of beauties one amongst them is intended by Leech to personate Mr. Smith’s “dreadfully bored” young lady, I cannot say.
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell
He personate bad Envy; yet say so, He lickt at Homer's mouth, not from below.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
I forgot myself, and told her that Johnny had hired a man to personate a parson, and that she was not married at all.
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.
Her selfe a while she layes aside, and makes Ready to personate a mortall part.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
