guise

Example Sentences

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He escapes into a mystical realm that is shown in a series of short films which span the 20th century, each vignette starring him in a different guise.

From Los Angeles Times

Oftentimes there are ego-driven attempts to rewrite history under the guise of “setting the record straight.”

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner under the team's former guise of Team Sky, finished on Grand Tour podiums three other times.

From BBC

Merriam-Webster now defines it simply as a “sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat,” a tidy description for something that shows up in about a thousand guises on American tables.

From Salon

Instead, the city took the property under the guise of building an auditorium nearby.

From Los Angeles Times