Example Sentences

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Maybe they were disguising themselves, but still, they oftentimes used the word “I.”

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Maya and Catalina’s school once sent a warning to parents: Kidnappers were disguising themselves as nuns and clowns.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019

DeMoro tweeted a photo she said proved Clinton volunteers were disguising themselves.

From Time • Feb. 23, 2016

I know the gentleman would not say that his ancestors were disguising in a particular name an evil, and thereby adopting it.

From The Slavery Question Speech of Hon. John M. Landrum, of La., Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 27, 1860 by Landrum, John M.

It is arch, confident, and half diffident, as if he were disguising his pleasure at applause, while another bright gleam of fancy was breaking on him.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker