How to Use masquerade in a Sentence

masquerade

1 of 2 noun
  • She could not keep up the masquerade any longer.
  • What a perfect time for a masquerade ball!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In my mind, the shoes and the coats are a masquerade, an enactment.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • There's no sign outside and the first-floor masquerades as something else.
    — Arwa Damon, CNN, 3 July 2019
  • The blog post is light on details—the where, when, and how of Krug’s masquerade.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2020
  • And the group was excited for that evening’s masquerade gala.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Monk is left to decide whether to reveal his true self or maintain his masquerade.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • And the actors work very, very hard to keep a hectic masquerade in motion.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Sometimes people say life is like a masquerade.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Put on your best costumes and hit the town, from masquerade parties to silent disco dances.
    — cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Bias masquerades as opinion, with no guidance and no intent to help.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The event includes a masquerade for adults and children with costume prizes.
    — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 7 Feb. 2018
  • There are eight hundred and forty-eight miles of trail, and countless manways, which masquerade as trails.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The mural will feature a man in a white suit with a masquerade mask of Watson.
    — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The icing on the proverbial cake, though, was the masquerade fashion.
    — Maria Ward, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
  • This bag holds two bottles of wine and masquerades as an ordinary crossbody bag.
    — Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Estranged from his wife, an out-of-work actor masquerades as a nanny to be with his children.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
  • At a lavish masquerade ball, a tall, gaunt guest arrives to ruin their careless fun.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And the masquerade ball holds a lot of excitement and expectations for fans of the book.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Black hair dye and Jude’s old eyeglasses further the risky masquerade.
    — Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Theme for the evening is masquerade, so attendees are invited to wear costumes or masks.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • These leaders play a central role in the masquerade by invoking call-and-response chants known as spellings.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Post clearly seeks to expose fame as a masquerade, and strip it of its artifice, as Cobain once did.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
  • The preview shows the night Benedict and Sophie meet for the first time at a masquerade ball.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The preview shows the night Benedict and Sophie meet for the first time at a masquerade ball.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • With set designs channeling movie theaters and masquerade balls, the mega-star worked through hits from each era of her career.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
  • So channel your inner artisan, and try these designs or use them as a springboard for your own masquerade ideas.
    — Shelley Wolson, Woman's Day, 22 Sep. 2010
  • That means its true identity is heightened with a masquerade of mixers, garnishes and the like.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Party guests are encouraged to wear masquerade masks and peacock colors.
    — Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The kids will be ending their trip going to make masquerade masks at Mardi Gras World.
    — Kendra Parks, NOLA.com, 3 Aug. 2017

masquerade

2 of 2 verb
  • He was masquerading under a false name.
  • The bun taco is just a hard-shell taco masquerading as a burger.
    — Gustavo Arellano, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • Yes, a meeting can masquerade as a good one if all of the agenda items are covered.
    — Lee Gimpel, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Spoon is a dance ensemble masquerading as an indie-rock group.
    — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 22 June 2018
  • There just aren’t that many comedies that aren’t also masquerading as something else.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Or delusion masquerading as such.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps this was a mid-life crisis masquerading as bravery.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This chewy beauty is as light as a Pinot Noir, and could even masquerade as a Grenache.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • But the twist came when the software was revealed to be a sabotage tool masquerading as ransomware.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2019
  • That is a cultural bias masquerading as logic.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In essence, Rao was asked to step into a creative dispute masquerading as a legal one.
    — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2018
  • About the only thing that could even masquerade as a rally against deGrom came in the sixth inning.
    — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 19 July 2019
  • Now, that is masquerading as blue because actually there are a lot of hurdles.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There are a lot of fake discounts masquerading as actual Prime Day deals.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Williams visited West Africa masquerading as a sales rep on a business visa.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • What is not unsettled is the damage done when politics masquerades as medicine.
    — Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • One of Dubin’s most striking insights is that blind spots often masquerade as strengths.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There are other fruits and vegetables and fruits-masquerading-as-vegetables in the world!
    — refinery29.com, 7 June 2018
  • Look for misspellings and extra letters, as well as numbers masquerading as letters.
    — Vint Cerf, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Yes, this isn’t some lifestyle crossover masquerading as adventure gear.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Paul had no patience for cynicism masquerading as wisdom.
    — Chelsea Clinton, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And there are better dessert options than a stiff coconut cream pie or the soggy caramel sponge masquerading as sticky toffee pudding.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 18 July 2019
  • Thursday was a huge day for social media nerds and wannabe influencers masquerading as football fans.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Maybe the high public dudgeon is just envy masquerading as principle.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 June 2026
  • The series is a character study masquerading as a murder mystery.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By all accounts, being a milquetoast is a sort of vice—cowardice masquerading as prudence.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • On the flip side, Lang warns that there are some serious conditions that can masquerade as menopause symptoms.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
  • You were kidnapped by men masquerading as FAES and now the real deal are here to take them down.
    — Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, National Review, 7 June 2019
  • At times, Steve Kerr moves like a mad scientist masquerading as the Warriors’ head coach.
    — Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025

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