Example Sentences

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At last the door is opened, when in bounces the merry crowd, among them the Mary Lwyd, borne by one personating a horse, who is led by another personating the groom.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt

I was told by the man I was personating in these rooms that the whole plot was known.

From Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

Amongst our number was the celebrated Miss Clara Fisher—famed for her aptitude in personating variety of character, having wonderful powers of mimicry.

From Notes on a Tour Through the Western part of The State of New York by Anonymous

Anastasia was again personating Mary, the countess instantly recognized her pure, clear tones, and the meeting in the fields ten years before came back to her mind--not without a throb of jealous emotion.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

I am Carl Grasse, the man you have been personating up-town.

From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by Ottolengui, R.