How to Use impersonate in a Sentence

impersonate

verb
Definition of impersonatenext
Synonyms for impersonatenext
  • He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  • The men who do this will tell you that any schmo can impersonate.
    — Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times (tns), Arkansas Online, 17 July 2023
  • The caller had a young man get on the phone and impersonate her grandson.
    — cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Sure would be a shame if someone paid $8 for Twitter Blue and used the checkmark to impersonate him for a day.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Hill even said Gracie used to impersonate Garten as a kid.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • White House aides draft a down-to-earth double to impersonate the president, who has had a stroke.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Maybe bring out Melissa to impersonate him to his face?
    — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2021
  • On the same note, some Skrull might always impersonate Tony Stark after his death in Endgame.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Aug. 2022
  • These are just small ways that the Ram impersonates a luxury car.
    — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The key casting choice was the woman to impersonate her mother.
    — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
  • He is also accused of impersonating Ohtani over the phone with the bank to approve wire transfers to the bookmakers, the DOJ said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • In April, a man received a video call from a scammer who impersonated a friend.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
  • Each builds off the other to enable a server to impersonate users and read their messages.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2022
  • But this was the first time a parent reached out to hire the love guru, going so far as to impersonate Sarah during the initial contact.
    — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In 2008, Campbell pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonating a lawyer, records show.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Not the real one, but more than 1,000 people trying to impersonate her.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
  • In June, scammers used an AI to impersonate a daughter’s voice and rob her mother.
    — WIRED, 27 July 2023
  • Or the scammers impersonate Amazon and send a text about an order.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022
  • Teachers, in the email, were told to impersonate health care workers despite the threat of perjury to obtain access to the vaccine.
    — Russ Bynum, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
  • But the new class of images raise many of the same concerns, including that they could be used to impersonate real women.
    — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • One night, Simo impersonates Emad in a live-stream gaming session.
    — Aziz Zoromba, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In a single day, tourists can impersonate cowboys, shake hands with Elvis, and take selfies in the biggest K-Mart in the world (a popular tourist spot).
    — National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019
  • This gives her a great chance to impersonate McKinnon, Strong, Villaseñor and more.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 8 May 2022
  • The touring act doesn’t aim to impersonate their grandparents, but to honor them and their music.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Which makes sense, as its odd-cylinder warble is a sound that any human could impersonate.
    — Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The costume choice could be a tribute to Kermit the Frog, a character MacFarlane as been known to impersonate from time to time.
    — Leah Rocketto, Woman's Day, 12 Jan. 2020
  • LaKeith Stanfield lends his voice here, and the actor does not impersonate so much as embody Cole.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • Be aware that scammers may try to use calls, texts, and emails to impersonate Amazon customer service.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2022
  • Tavarez, who impersonated the attorney to cash the check, has also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Neely, a former street performer who would impersonate Michael Jackson, had a history of homelessness and schizophrenia.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024

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