guise

Example Sentences

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Ted invited her to Fire Island under the guise of a work get-together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The backlash caused Ring to cancel a deal with tech surveillance company Flock Safety, which sells its tools to police and governments under the guise of stopping crime.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

"The world's still full of those confused little boys creating chaos in the world in the guise of men and hopefully this is a little microcosm of that which helps us understand that," he adds.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Slater told no one of his plan, and traveled in the guise of a farmer.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

It was not jamais vu, since the apparition was not of someone, or something, familiar appearing to him in an unfamiliar guise.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller