guise
Example Sentences
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Under the guise of “streamlining” services, this number was reduced to 31.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
What it meant was that the 1-0 win - Harry Kane the goalscorer again - came from effectively a glorified training session carried out under the guise of international football.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The boss will often adopt the guise that Weiss does, saying that the business needs to adapt to changing times, while offering little detail about what that means or what the new strategy looks like.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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
One literally never saw them except in the guise of prisoners, and even as prisoners one never got more than a momentary glimpse of them.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing guise
Warm-up, List 1
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