personate

Example Sentences

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Ah, before Liana it had rained without sunshine, when she to-day secretly went over merely into the Temple of Dream, in order only to personate a beloved being, but not to be one.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

The two captives personate each other, and induce Hegio to send home Philocrates, who was a wealthy noble, and keep only the born slave.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

He had as a friend a man who resembled him very closely, and he offered this friend a sum of money if he would go to Melbourne and personate him.

From The Everlasting Arms by Hocking, Joseph

It was seriously believed in Germany for about a century after his death that Frederick was still alive, and many impostors attempted to personate him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

He was, besides, a ventriloquist, and could thus personate and imitate any character or any voice he chose.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William