impostor
Example Sentences
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Thick skin is overrated, and impostor syndrome isn’t always a bad thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
I stayed silent in that group for days, convinced someone would realize I was an impostor.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
“I was feeling such impostor syndrome,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The two Tizerkane held spears as well, and though Ruza had been teaching him to throw, Lazlo still felt like an impostor.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing impostor
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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