guise
noun
general external appearance; aspect; semblance.
guises
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present tense formof guise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Berenger, a character who appears in different guises in several of his plays, is Ionesco’s version of Everyman.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Invasive species came in all guises: foreign pestilence, foreign capital, and the developers.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The average tariff rate remains above 6% - around three times the typical rate at the start of 2025 - because of tariffs imposed under different guises.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
A decade after Bowie went back to the stars, however, one of his most resilient guises has proven to be Jareth, the Goblin King at the heart of the 1986 cult favorite “Labyrinth.”
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Vivi isn’t the only faerie from our islands to sneak across the sea and into the human world with some regularity, although most don mortal guises to mess with people.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
