masquerading

Example Sentences

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I keep coming back to psychoanalyst Karen Horney’s 1950 discussion of neurosis and the professions—how they can attract exactly the wrong people, masquerading ideals they don’t possess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Her view is that the current high prices reflect “nothing more than just geopolitical noise masquerading as a structural deficit.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

A Canadian man, Dallas Pokornik, is accused of masquerading as both a pilot and a flight attendant, allegedly raking in hundreds of free flights over four years, US authorities said.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

"In truth, I wore skirts and bodices regularly only after I began masquerading as a boy."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood