in disguise

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: wearing a disguise

I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.

: made to look like something else : presented as another thing

He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.

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Before the news of their relationship broke to the public, the two couples went out to a Halloween party in disguise. —

Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Refine Your Strategy; Seek Feedback Setbacks are golden opportunities in disguise. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Broadway plans were scuppered due to the pandemic, but Walsh wonders whether this was a blessing in disguise. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024 Set in the late 1990s in a remote coastal village, the story weaves together local myths about dervishes (Sufis), mahi sawars (fish riders) and mysterious creatures believed to be angels in disguise. —

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in disguise