masquerading

Example Sentences

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This may be a financial burden masquerading as an opportunity.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“This is a fight about vibes and personalities masquerading as a policy dispute,” said Michael Horowitz, a former Defense Department official who worked on AI policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 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 masquerading as a planet because planets also look like tiny dots orbiting nearby stars."

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

I shudder at my delusions of charity, at my shame masquerading as virtue, at lies I’ve told myself, punishments I’ve inflicted on myself, and punishments I’ve inflicted on my mother.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart