was personating
- past progressive of personate.
Example Sentences
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The remaining hundred were gathered in a bunch between, and in the centre of these men I marched, together with the girl who was personating Maiwa, and all my bearers.
From Maiwa's Revenge by Haggard, Henry Rider
She sang from the depths of a wonderfully rich and passionate nature; while he was most truly himself when he was personating some imaginary mind.
From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)
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)
It reminds me of those persons who have had doubles, and I suppose a man would often be very angry indeed when he found that there was another being who was personating himself.”
From A Chosen Few Short Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard
But John was personating Jeffrey and was made up to resemble him very closely.
From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
