Example Sentences

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A link in the invitation can lead you to a phishing webpage that is masquerading as a Zoom link, or it can prompt you to download malware that is disguised as a software update.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

In one high-profile case, a Chinese car is masquerading as Russian one.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2022

“If hate speech is masquerading as free speech on an app I’ve built, it’s upon myself to somehow moderate that.”

From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2019

Even if they don’t, everyone should be able to recognize when one is masquerading as the other for less-than-artistic reasons.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2018

If it is she who is masquerading in Rhaetia as Miss Mowbray, and turning your Emperor’s head, it may be that she’s trying to revenge herself on me.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon