How to Use pose as in a Sentence

pose as

phrasal verb
Definition of pose asnext
  • And Zac was just a London kid, posing as the son of an oligarch.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Others struck a pose as Alvarez made a quick fix with a snip right there on stage.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
  • In at least one instance, the thieves posed as watch admirers.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The other is a banking scam, where thieves pose as the victim’s bank — on the phone or online — and then find ways to get a hold of funds.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The highlight of the whole film happens when the four women pose as a girl group called Brownie Tuesday.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
  • To bolster the case, the Secret Service had sent in an agent to pose as a potential investor.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
  • In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper (Kemp) pose as the Count since the real one fled years ago.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And Biden, despite his pose as a longtime drug warrior who has seen the error of his ways, is a big part of that problem.
    — Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
  • The report said the men posing as Dani Robertts sent his girlfriend an explicit photo of the teen.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
  • And unlike Jefferson and Daniels, Rogers doesn’t pose as a running threat.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Andie, who felt threatened by Nat, posed as a boy that Nat liked and texted Nat asking for a topless video, spreading it all over the school.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The real life Sonny would go on to make money posing as a biker.
    — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
  • Bartee, who is Black, posed as a White man by using a fake name and fake profile to lure the men to his apartment, Baeder said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Hackers love to use your info to pose as friends or family.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
  • Sage was ready for the moment, striking a pose as June looked around, baffled, and her two cousins cried on either side of Santa.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The Queen of Halloween has done it again, this time enlisting the help of some Cirque du Soleil performers to pose as her peacock's wings and legs.
    — Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In one snap shared, Kardashian posed as Jenner, 67, smiled behind her in front of a sunset.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In one instance, the court records say Pates posed as one of the borrowers on a call with a financial institution to land a loan.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The crowd around Lee overwhelmed the attacker, who appeared to be posing as one of his supporters.
    — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Gold sneaks in, posing as a prisoner’s wife in order to take a picture of them with a lipstick camera.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
    — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The queen travelled through France incognito, posing as the Countess of Balmoral.
    — Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
  • For many, bathrooms are a sanctuary, posing as one of the few corners of the home where peace and momentary solitude can be found.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The elder son is the legitimate successor trustee, while the younger adult sibling posing as such is a clear case of fraud.
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • Another man, posing as a lawyer, promised to handle their asylum case for $2,000.
    — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Zuberi then posed as a police officer and restrained the woman in handcuffs and leg irons while pointing a Taser at her, the FBI said.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Qatar and Turkey pose as friends of the U.S. while providing support and safe harbor for its enemies.
    — Clifford Smith, National Review, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The department would also send out testers four times a year to pose as prospective tenants to see if landlords are following the law.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Zuberi posed as a police officer and used a Taser and handcuffs to detain one victim in the backseat of his car in July 2023 in Seattle, according to the news release.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Zuberi kidnapped the woman while posing as an undercover officer, threatening her with a stun gun, handcuffing her and putting her in the back seat of her car, according to the FBI.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024

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