masquerading

Example Sentences

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This may be a financial burden masquerading as an opportunity.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Their stories were safe and strategic— humblebrags masquerading as embarrassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Weiss represents a particular archetype of our post-journalism era: the personal brand masquerading as authority.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Justina, 45, from Cardiff, opened her restaurant about a year ago and said she had noticed an "overwhelming presence of chain restaurants, sometimes masquerading as independents" on delivery apps.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

It’s a vast congregation of hunger, infectious disease, and desperation, masquerading as opportunity.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver