impersonate
verb (used with object)
to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be.
are impersonating
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present progressiveof impersonate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As cybercrime continues to soar, young people and crypto investors are being hit harder, and more scammers are impersonating government officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Or rather, that they have embarked on these relationships mainly to advertise them: They are impersonating themselves.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Hassan wrote to a letter Friday asking for greater fraud prevention efforts, including educating people about scammers who are impersonating the IRS.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2020
Twitter suspends users who are impersonating someone falsely, but with a reported 681 Victoria Sotos in America, making use of this policy is trickier.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2015
"That you are impersonating a man whose property you have stolen."
From A Desperate Voyage by Edward Frederick Knight
