Example Sentences

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After federal immigration officers shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, social media users called for the unmasking of the agents responsible.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

To disrupt that message, West suggests unmasking the obvious fact that the content creators themselves are con artists selling a sham product.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Reckzeh was a doctor at Berlin’s Charité hospital who posed as an anti-Nazi but was all too eager to play his part in the unmasking of the participants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

I was unmasking on set and to then portray that on camera was very new to me and difficult to navigate at times.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Though he still chased bandits on horseback, the work was generally less dangerous; in many cases, it involved unmasking individuals who had filed false claims for reimbursements.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann