impersonate
verb (used with object)
to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be.
were impersonating
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past progressiveof impersonate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The remainder were impersonating scholars from a variety of countries such as Japan, India, the Netherlands, Portugal and Greece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Twitter owner Elon Musk is defending his preferred censorship model for social media after touting new restrictions on users who fail to disclose they were impersonating other people, signaling more rule changes are coming.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
In February, the company announced a verified customer support system, a response to scammers who were impersonating OpenSea employees and gaining access to people’s cryptocurrency wallets.
From The Verge ● May 11, 2022
Binns, the Twitter spokeswoman, said the company did not proactively review accounts to see if they were impersonating other users.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2018
If he were impersonating a detective after a criminal masquerading as a good citizen, the School-Master would be startled some night by a hoarse voice at his key-hole exclaiming: 'Ha! ha!
From The Idiot by John Kendrick Bangs
