How to Use camouflage in a Sentence

camouflage

1 of 3 noun

• The rabbit's white fur acts as a camouflage in the snow.
• The army tanks were painted green and brown for camouflage.
• Rabbits use their white fur as camouflage in the snow.
• Her so-called charity work was a camouflage for her own self-interest.
• His tough attitude served as camouflage.
• Kim, 42, teamed the army green ribbed design with camouflage over-the-knee boots.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
• The burlier of the two, dressed in camouflage and with a thick brown beard, locked his eyes onto me.
  — ELLE, 20 Oct. 2022
• The camouflage-print bag was a gift from one of his sons who joined the National Guard.
  — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• They have also been known to adorn their shells with sea sponges and anemones to act as camouflage.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2022
• The shelter appeared to be made of wood and a simple camouflage net.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• The complaint showed photos of the suspect with a long-range rifle and a type of camouflage known as a ghillie suit.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2023
• But to look on the bright side, the fact that S&P now believes some camouflage is needed is indeed a small sign of progress.
  — The Editors, National Review, 10 Aug. 2023
• They were parked right next to the building without any camouflage, Girkin wrote.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
• The crew peeled back its camouflage netting, fired twice and then concealed again.
  — Yurii Shyvala Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• The couple wore matching cargo and camouflage clothing and caps in the shot.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• In the photo, Bradley is wearing a camouflage ball cap similar to the one in the photos from the riot.
  — Chris Joyner, ajc, 8 Sep. 2023
• At the end of the show, the family of six shared a sweet moment on the runway in matching camouflage outfits.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• Dark fur grants the nocturnal predators camouflage, Weckworth says, and the cats use the shadows of the night to hide from prey.
  — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
• Charles Lew was also there, dressed in a gray and black camouflage sweatsuit.
  — Andrea Changstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
• Prince George was decked out in a camouflage shirt while his younger siblings matched in blue attire.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• The next day Epps, wearing camouflage and a red Trump hat, was again videotaped telling people to go to the Capitol.
  — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2023
• Their van is parked among the trees and sheltered from view from enemy drones by a large green camouflage net.
  — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Fully reversible, the jacket is lined in a luxe faux-fur camouflage print.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
• Every square inch of my camouflage clothing was blood-soaked, and my face and hands were crimson.
  — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
• When the rally kicked off at 6 p.m., he was greeted by a wall of the union’s trademark camouflage clothing; in lieu of a mosh pit, the evening ended with a prayer.
  — Kim Kelly, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022
• The trend is also a clever way to camouflage blemishes, dark spots and acne scars.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2022
• The clothes serve him like camouflage rather than enhancement.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
• Every few meters, logs across the top form a kind of shelter, the makeshift roof covered in branches and earth for camouflage.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2023
• The overall feel of the cover also withstood the washing machine and had minimal wrinkling, which could be attributed to the fact that the pinstriped design acted as a sort of camouflage.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
• Pilot Artem wears a camouflage balaclava and says the drone recently killed 16 Russian soldiers advancing in two groups, with two separate flights.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024

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camouflage

2 of 3 verb

• It was impossible to camouflage the facts.
• This Root Touch-Up Kit camouflages up to one inch of gray hairs in about an hour.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Plus, they’re tucked out of sight in the club, which is camouflaged by a door that blends with the wall paneling of the rest of the bonus room.
  — Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• That growth can make the sloths appear green, which helps to camouflage them in the rain forest canopy.
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2020
• Leia, on the other hand, is camouflaged in her Boushh, ready to storm the villain's palace, too.
  — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023
• Deep snow on area lakes will camouflage open springs that open up along the shorelines.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
• Spray it directly on the roots or scalp to camouflage any area.
  — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• The wedge shape that is part of the generic C-car design has been camouflaged with lines that are crisp and upright.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023
• The brush camouflaged a boulder, and Bausch ran right into it.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2019
• And do camouflage the bigness of them -- maybe just below the knee to mid-calf with lace or ribbons.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2020
• And in an attempt to lose the MiG 23s and and use the clutter, the radar clutter from the wave tops as a way to camouflage their position from those MiG 23s.
  — CBS News, 23 Mar. 2022
• Along the banks of the Arafura Swamp, crocodiles the size of canoes lie camouflaged amid the mud and mangroves.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Once the wax is removed, buff the area with a clean cloth and furniture polish to blend and camouflage the repair.
  — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 24 Dec. 2018
• When seen from above, a penguin’s black back blends into the dark ocean, and from below, its white stomach is camouflaged by the light from the sky.
  — National Geographic, 8 Feb. 2020
• Find a secluded spot camouflaged by a tree or rushes, sit awhile and be amazed at the dozens of species of fauna whizzing past.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 5 July 2019
• The latter are so well camouflaged and so fast that both luck and skill are required for a happy ending.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 18 Dec. 2019
• Ricky Pacione, a bullpen catcher and the barber to many of the team’s players, offered to camouflage the damage.
  — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022
• The medium-deep tint sprays on with no residue to smooth out skin tone and camouflage any imperfections.
  — Kasey Caminiti, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
• Sue and Emily enter the lecture hall and camouflage themselves in a sea of college boys.
  — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• But for me, there’s something about ushering in the new that makes this girl feel older than Botox and bone broth can camouflage.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022
• For over two decades, bulky steel cellphone towers and antennas have been camouflaged in plain sight across the U.S.
  — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2019
• The black fur helps pandas blend in with dark tree trunks and other shady parts of their environment, while the white fur can help camouflage them against snow and leaves.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
• With vape supplies camouflaged this well, how can schools stop students from sneaking them in?
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
• Leafy Seadragons hide in the thick kelp to camouflage themselves from predators.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
• The film revolves around the people who are invisible, the street dwellers who camouflage themselves both out of habit and because of the class culture.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
• Even the buttons on this dress are sequin discs too, and seamlessly camouflaged.
  — Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
• The moon will be nearly full in the wee hours of Wednesday, and the abundance of lunar light is going to whitewash the sky, camouflaging all but the brighter meteors.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2019
• Always keep your hands and head camouflaged when calling.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
• Far from camouflaging their hair loss, some bald but bold men have always embraced it.
  — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2019
• Put it toward a recipe where its looks are cleverly camouflaged.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 22 Feb. 2024

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camouflage

3 of 3 adjective

• The 5-year-olds matched the rest of their family in camouflage suits to support their father.
  — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• The bodies of dozens of men in camouflage uniforms were seen sprawled on beds and the floor of a medical ward and in a sandy outdoor area.
  — Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• Police said the suspect was a male wearing a helmet, camouflage shirt and pants.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2023
• Tierney said the burlap found wrapped around the three victims, who were each bound in the same way, was camouflage burlap, typically used in duck blinds.
  — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 14 July 2023
• Wearing camouflage pants, a black vest and a backward red baseball cap, the assailant walks through rooms and hallways with a weapon drawn.
  — Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• This Barbie is clad in a wide-brimmed hat and a sun hood, wears a T-shirt bearing the photo of a missing man and camouflage pants and comes equipped with a shovel.
  — Mark Stevenson, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023
• Alexie was wearing a black sweatshirt, dark camouflage pants and blue or gray shoes.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
• Hale also has glasses, a red baseball cap, gray urban camouflage pants, and shoes that are black and white.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2023
• The female victims were bound in a camouflage burlap at the head, midsection and legs, Tierney said Friday.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• One man wore a camouflage baseball cap and a bracelet patterned with an American flag.
  — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023
• Teigen dressed casually for the flight, sporting a gray coat and a long black low-cut top, while Legend rocked a camouflage jacket and flashed a big grin.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
• While Megan, 28, strutted across the stage in a camouflage cap, Beyoncé danced around a pole on top of a tank in a pair of thigh-high boots decorated in the army print.
  — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• The men donned khakis and camouflage clothing and carried large backpacks, according to the 13-page motion his lawyer, Brenna Larkin, filed on Feb. 9.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
• The Princess of Wales geared up in camouflage apparel for the engagement, wearing a camo sports coat, olive green pants, dark brown lace-up boots, and a military green knit beanie.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
• The vibe in Taylors Island — Orioles caps, camouflage Crocs or rubber fishing boots — was a bit more country.
  — Jason Nark Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• They were forced to dodge our unexpected phalanx instead of slipping into the night, their faces smeared in camouflage paint and bodies laden to buckling with gear and guns.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2023
• The concertina wire atop some portions of the wall is littered with shreds of camouflage clothing left behind by migrants who became tangled on their way down.
  — Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Barker is also wearing black sunglasses, along with a white t-shirt and camouflage pants, while Alabama sports the same green hoodie seen in the selfie with her dad.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• In Sonoyta, across the border from Arizona, Mino’s camouflage pants aroused the suspicions of a unit of Mexican soldiers.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• The suspect was wearing a red ball cap turned backward, camouflage pants, sneakers, black gloves and wielding two assault-type rifles, one being held and the other slung over a shoulder.
  — Kandis Mascall, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2023
• For instance, the roll-resistant, oblong shapes, the camouflage colors and the semi-porous shells of the theropods’ eggs suggest that these dinosaurs organized their offspring in open nests.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
• Musician Madden, 44, was pictured with his wife of eight years wearing a camouflage baseball cap, stud earrings and all-black attire.
  — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• Jack Teixeira, dressed in camouflage fatigues, his finger wrapped around the trigger of a semiautomatic rifle, faced the camera and spoke as though reciting an oath.
  — Shane Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
• Around 10 minutes later, the surveillance video from inside the school captures the glass in a set of doors shattering before the shooter, wearing a vest, camouflage pants and a red baseball cap turned backward, climbs through one of the door frames.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
• These two feel-good ideas are camouflage for something much more radical and sinister: a rewrite of the U.S. Constitution.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• Another photo captured the singer donning a lilac halter, camouflage cargo pants and Christian Louboutin heels.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• Artillery guns and tanks are ranged in the tree lines, and soldiers are dispersed in private houses, their vehicles hidden under camouflage nets or behind buildings.
  — Carlotta Gall Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
• Another is a small American flag in camouflage colors Velcroed to the helmet of a soldier, who tests his assault rifle marksmanship from a trench position and gives the name Oleh.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
• Nation/World Published: 4 hours ago Jack Teixeira, dressed in camouflage fatigues, his finger wrapped around the trigger of a semiautomatic rifle, faced the camera and spoke as though reciting an oath.
  — Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
• Sean also shared some snaps from the family's quality time together, including a photo of Samuel building a Lego house and a sweet selfie of himself and his sons all dressed in camouflage jackets.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024