false name

Example Sentences

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It was his decision to seek treatment for cancer under a false name that led to his capture.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

According to Italian news agency Ansa, he was living at the property under a false name.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But Khan was unaware this man had filed the application for her using a false name and listed his own address for future correspondence from immigration authorities, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

The man gave a false name of John Lesley, but provided his actual date of birth and a mobile phone number, so the force was able to ascertain his real identity as Barclay.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

To wear a false name galls me, but nothing else would save me, or get me dear across the width of Orgoreyn to the coast of the Western Sea.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin