masquerade
Example Sentences
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They meet in the masquerade ball, which is Sophie’s dream.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
As historian David Garrow documents, King believed that violence collapsed the moral clarity the movement depended on, allowing repression to masquerade as order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The only question left is how long she can keep up the masquerade before even her audience sees through it.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
College Football Brain is why we still have Zombie Bowl games layered on top of this 12-team playoff, as if anyone actually cares or comprehends why the quarterfinal needs to masquerade as the Cotton Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Redtooth, who was still disguised in the Warlord’s battle-armor, had draped a blanket over Cluny to hide him and keep up the masquerade.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
