guise

Example Sentences

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"We're striking that balance between making sure that any bad actors that...try to come into the country under the guise of the World Cup will not get access to the United States," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Spoon-feeding this critical bit of dialogue early in the film allows Barker to heap as much violence, trauma and tropes onto Nikki’s character as possible, under the guise of thematic callbacks.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Albrecht, who had yet to publicly share her name, told CBS she met Swalwell while on a class trip in college and that he began talking to her "under the guise of professional mentorship".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“All My Sons,” Miller’s breakthrough play about capitalism’s warped ethics in the guise of a domestic drama, just finished a successful run at Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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