masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
has been masquerading
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present perfect progressiveof masquerade (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, with the aid of the police and some airplanes, she saves her brother and wins the love of the detective who has been masquerading as a gangster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Believe me, Sybil Berners has been masquerading all her life, and now for the first time appears in her true character—a ‘Fire Queen!’
From Cruel As The Grave by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
"This is the granddaughter of my grandfather, the daughter of my father, and not the visionary woman who has been masquerading in London so long."
From The Christian A Story by Sir Hall Caine
He, this man, has been masquerading under his master’s name.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
I suppose he has been masquerading as a bachelor and breaking hearts right and left.
From Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
