How to Use masquerade in a Sentence

masquerade

1 of 2 noun
Definition of masqueradenext
Synonyms for masqueradenext
  • She could not keep up the masquerade any longer.
  • The masquerade of the African in the guise of a politician able to take over the running of a modern state . . .
    — Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2017
  • The blog post is light on details—the where, when, and how of Krug’s masquerade.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2020
  • In my mind, the shoes and the coats are a masquerade, an enactment.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The icing on the proverbial cake, though, was the masquerade fashion.
    — Maria Ward, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The mural will feature a man in a white suit with a masquerade mask of Watson.
    — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019
  • And the group was excited for that evening’s masquerade gala.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • There's no sign outside and the first-floor masquerades as something else.
    — Arwa Damon, CNN, 3 July 2019
  • Young men who smell of bergamot and leather. Bells tolling across midnight plazas. Whirling waltzes at a masquerade ball.
    — Katie Ward Beim-Esche, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Put on your best costumes and hit the town, from masquerade parties to silent disco dances.
    — cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The event includes a masquerade for adults and children with costume prizes.
    — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The kids will be ending their trip going to make masquerade masks at Mardi Gras World.
    — Kendra Parks, NOLA.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • No one has been convicted of the crime since 1946, when a man dressed himself up as a priest and mock-baptized a doll at a masquerade ball.
    — Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2017
  • At the end of the meal, a group of Gombey dancers, an iconic symbol of Bermuda, amazed guests with a performance of drumming, dance, and masquerade.
    — Vogue, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Post clearly seeks to expose fame as a masquerade, and strip it of its artifice, as Cobain once did.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
  • Monk is left to decide whether to reveal his true self or maintain his masquerade.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Not the masks that kids are forced to wear today in the child-abuse rituals disguised as Covid hygiene, but masks used for masquerade.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Estranged from his wife, an out-of-work actor masquerades as a nanny to be with his children.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The Menard home was the site of the first masquerade ball in Texas and was also a popular meeting place for Texas statesmen as well as those of the Republic.
    — Alice Adams, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
  • To match the masquerade's lingerie dress code, the Rhode founder chose a classic black lace set paired with gothic accessories.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Black hair dye and Jude’s old eyeglasses further the risky masquerade.
    — Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • After the masquerade ball, the theater showed the cult classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Any tips for folks who are prepping their outfits for this year's Italian-themed masquerade?
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2019
  • These leaders play a central role in the masquerade by invoking call-and-response chants known as spellings.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Mardi Gras masquerade After breakfast spend a bit of time dressing the part.
    — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2018
  • At a lavish masquerade ball, a tall, gaunt guest arrives to ruin their careless fun.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2021
  • This bag holds two bottles of wine and masquerades as an ordinary crossbody bag.
    — Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The last time someone was convicted of blasphemy in Denmark was 71 years ago when a man dressed up as a priest and mock-baptized a doll at a masquerade.
    — Washington Post, 1 June 2017
  • Theme for the evening is masquerade, so attendees are invited to wear costumes or masks.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • That means its true identity is heightened with a masquerade of mixers, garnishes and the like.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
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masquerade

2 of 2 verb
  • He was masquerading under a false name.
  • The bun taco is just a hard-shell taco masquerading as a burger.
    — Gustavo Arellano, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • This chewy beauty is as light as a Pinot Noir, and could even masquerade as a Grenache.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • You were kidnapped by men masquerading as FAES and now the real deal are here to take them down.
    — Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, National Review, 7 June 2019
  • Yes, a meeting can masquerade as a good one if all of the agenda items are covered.
    — Lee Gimpel, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • About the only thing that could even masquerade as a rally against deGrom came in the sixth inning.
    — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 19 July 2019
  • But the twist came when the software was revealed to be a sabotage tool masquerading as ransomware.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Then there are the hidden cameras that can masquerade as all kinds of things, from a Roku to an outlet extender.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Following the charges, the Barnetts shared their side of the story: The couple alleged that Natalia was an adult masquerading as a child.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • In essence, Rao was asked to step into a creative dispute masquerading as a legal one.
    — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2018
  • There are a lot of fake discounts masquerading as actual Prime Day deals.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Williams visited West Africa masquerading as a sales rep on a business visa.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Hard seltzer is booze masquerading as something far more dull: water.
    — 1843, 27 Sep. 2019
  • In our conspiracy-laden times, where outright lies can masquerade as the truth even when facts smack them in the face, 5G gets a lot of attention.
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There are other fruits and vegetables and fruits-masquerading-as-vegetables in the world!
    — refinery29.com, 7 June 2018
  • The consistency of the day-to-night device makes the two faces of this town starkly clear: this is a dangerous place masquerading as civil.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Spoon is a dance ensemble masquerading as an indie-rock group.
    — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 22 June 2018
  • Though the 42 stories here often masquerade as slices of domestic life, the scale of the emotional trajectories is treated with the weight of the epic.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Hahn locked into the smile-till-you-scream sitcom masquerade better than anyone.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • On July 6, Harari called for the imprisonment of the creators of AI robots that can masquerade as humans.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 18 July 2023
  • And there are better dessert options than a stiff coconut cream pie or the soggy caramel sponge masquerading as sticky toffee pudding.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 18 July 2019
  • And from the neck down, that meant a mashup of ladylike floral day dresses, oversize dad blazers, and leather one-pieces masquerading as wetsuits.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2018
  • There’s the man who masqueraded as the San Diego Chicken and the first openly gay player who also is credited with creating the high-five.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Or a high-end jewelry show masquerading as a tennis event at a sprawling former country club called Stoke Park.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 July 2023
  • As is clear, visiting a site that exploited these bugs allowed it to masquerade as any other site.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2020
  • There is no delusion of him masquerading as Draymond Green, making difficult reads at full speed.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 8 June 2019
  • This is why, Wang explained, the government is trying to masquerade what is clearly a retreat as a shift of direction.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 July 2021
  • As is the case in Europe, anti-Semitism often masquerades as anti-Zionism.
    — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Most importantly, Hunt masqueraded as a pawn that Kitchens moved around to his liking.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2019
  • There’s too much information to digest, too much misinformation masquerading as fact, too little clarity about what’s going on in the world.
    — The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024

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