cloak
noun
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
have cloaked
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present perfectof cloak.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sand and dust storms -- driven by severe drought, rising temperatures and deforestation -- have cloaked cities and villages in an endless ochre haze, grounded flights and filled hospitals with patients suffering from breathing difficulties.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Others have cloaked themselves in charity while also trying to profit off the war, records show.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
If the Florida hacker had been more sophisticated, if he’d possessed the resources of a nation-state, he could have cloaked his actions, and the plant operator might never have noticed the manipulation.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
In their tests, the researchers have cloaked a hand, a face, and a ruler – making each object appear "invisible" while the image behind the hidden object remains in view.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2014
“Oho,” she laughed, “these mountain goats have cloaked themselves in pine boughs.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
