How to Use disguise in a Sentence

disguise

1 of 2 verb
Definition of disguisenext
Synonyms for disguisenext
  • She disguised herself in a wig and glasses.
  • He tried to disguise his voice on the phone but I could tell it was him.
  • We disguised the fact that we were disappointed.
  • Bee-Like Robber Fly Which is the bee and which is the fly disguised as a bee?
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • That should not disguise, though, how much there is left to do.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The lamp can disguise as an accent piece on a shelf or desk, whether it’s turned on or off.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The star may have fooled the judges during his time on the show, but his kids knew right away that their dad was disguised as Piglet.
    — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The careening chaos can disguise how hooky the bones of their songs are, but that’s a hardcore trick too.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
  • In 2021, over a quarter of all the fentanyl seized by law enforcement was disguised in the form of a pill.
    — Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
  • In the forest, joined by her cousin Celia, she’s disguised as a man to avoid detection.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • Some have come in the form of intentional lies disguised as truth.
    — Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • The heating wires were very noticeable when lying on the bed, and the pad didn’t have enough filling to disguise the feel of the wires.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Fievel is sold to a sweatshop by Warren T. Rat, a cat disguised as a rat.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • All the high-end fixtures and plush, fluffy towels in the world can’t disguise the fact that a bathroom is meant for business.
    — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The payload is often disguised as a rock or piece of trash in case a guard spots it in the prison before it can be retrieved.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The better news: Rice is a multitalented artist disguised as the nice girl from The Nice Guys.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The formula is able to disguise old stains and prevent new ones from settling.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The shed is short enough to disguise easily behind a fence, yet still roomy enough to store mowers, bikes, trash cans, and more.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The joke disguised the truth that the spotlight has never found Zubac more than in his eighth season, and sixth since joining the Clippers.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • One was disguised as a woman in a headscarf and holding a bundle meant to look like a baby.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Others fought their way through the legal system, left the country or disguised themselves in hopes for a free life.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Think vertically to help disguise the walls and soften the space.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2023
  • And there's no need to disguise yourself in lots of layers and Gucci made a beautiful dress.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Olivia Rodrigo may just be a rockstar disguised as a pop princess.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Aug. 2023
  • With the help of two strange yet amusing new friends, Taka must fight against a pack of gun-slinging monster cats disguised as women.
    — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The show kicked off its Season 10 on Sunday with a massive star disguised as Anonymouse.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
  • On the tail is the name Geran-2—written in Russian Cyrillic characters as a ploy to disguise the drone’s true origin.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • McCarthy wants to disguise his run and pass schemes to keep defenses guessing.
    — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But smugglers do not disguise their contraband just in produce.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Thelma Schoonmaker’s rapid-fire editing has never been stronger, keeping every sequence lively to disguise the three-hour runtime.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
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disguise

2 of 2 noun
  • The famous thief is known to be a master of disguise.
  • He wore a disguise of glasses, a fake mustache, and a cap.
  • In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The real Gary did slight disguises, but not to the extent in the film.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The only catch: the helpers were USC students in disguise.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Williams said the loss to Parish was somewhat a blessing in disguise.
    — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In the end, Gerke’s injury could be a blessing in disguise.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The duo feel left out of the new viral dance craze but learn that it’s a monster-in-disguise.
    — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Delays to the initial launch also proved to be a blessing in disguise for the brand.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • There ain’t going to be no tricks or disguises, any of that kind of stuff.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The plank of wood Jared shipped to Forsland—eight feet long, two feet wide and one inch thick—arrived in disguise.
    — Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Dressed in a Shrek disguise, Devine shot his driving scenes on green screen in a studio.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Second, the props and disguises were misguided for a space as large as the Shed.
    — Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • Check out the fan’s disguise in the interview clip below.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 1 July 2023
  • Is that third Hemsworth brother wearing a disguise in the deep background of one shot?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Pete Davidson and Michelle Yeoh's next roles take the form of robots in disguise.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • And Thor is wearing some sort of disguise that shouldn’t fool anyone.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 June 2022
  • The hard-fought primary, Kemp tells me, was a blessing in disguise.
    — Time, 7 Oct. 2022
  • For Gostling, the move home ended up being a blessing in disguise.
    — Kate Springer, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Like so many other sea creatures, the box crab is a master of disguise.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In the pictures below, Watson is in the shotgun and able to see the entire field and the disguise of the Titans’ defense.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 21 July 2022
  • In protest of game laws, the Blacks killed deer in Hampshire and Windsor Forest, their faces blacked with soot as a disguise.
    — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022
  • Marie goes out for one test drive in disguise and comes back vomiting from the tightness of her corset.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Adam, your most recent attempt at a disguise failed to trick Ben and Sam in Season 7.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The calling card of the salty 57-year-old veteran coach is disguise and surprise.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Over the course of season 1, viewers learned that the orcs were being led not by Sauron (who was in disguise) but by a dark elf named Adar.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Proud of her disguise, Pink also posted a selfie of her wearing her mask in the car.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
  • With his disguise, Macaling and his army of demons snuck into Bali and destroyed the island.
    — Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • New levels of stealth have come into play, like Mr. Slapikas’s tourist disguise.
    — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Part of the disguise is an electronic voice changer on the throat (again, indebted to Ethan Hunt and friends).
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023

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