How to Use guise in a Sentence
guise
noun-
Even Ben Long sits, to the far right, in the guise of Doubting Thomas.
— Washington Post, 7 May 2021 -
Work meetings are held in the flat, under the guise of soirees.
— Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 -
Take, for example, The Nation of Plants, a polemic in the guise of a plea.
— Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2021 -
And too much time has passed for Friend A to claim the former under the guise of the latter.
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Even the look on her face alters, a flat guise replaced by a scowl.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024 -
In a sense, Angelos is right about that: His guise is easy to see through.
— Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Moon and his friend met with the other group under the guise of selling them an iPhone 6 for $400.
— Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 -
The bot appears in human guise—a young man in a bow tie—perched in a window on the display.
— Steven Levy, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023 -
If lessons are learned, they should be smuggled in under the guise of laughs and kisses.
— The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Under the guise of sleeping over at Libby’s, the pair hightail it to New York City.
— Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 -
The Montero comes into this world in either base or Sport guise, but the Raider is a synthesis of the two.
— Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023 -
Help is on horizon in the guise of new and expanded state park campgrounds.
— Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2021 -
Van der Weyden is believed to have painted himself in the guise of Saint Luke.
— Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021 -
In its new guise as an Israeli tanker, signs remain of the aircraft’s past life, a reminder of its age.
— Nic Robertson, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024 -
The land had been taken from them in 1924 under the guise of eminent domain.
— Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 June 2022 -
In the video, the artist presents herself dancing to pulsing club music in a number of guises.
— Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023 -
The oddball guise is one of many that Alvarez has dreamed up and posted to social media since 2020.
— Shane Barnes, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Rio uses her own guise of Federal Agent Vidal to get close to Agatha in order to break the hex.
— Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Epstein and Maxwell used the guise of mentoring young girls to get close to them, the government claimed.
— Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021 -
So much more than just a heritage tribute, this is a rally monster in 911 guise.
— Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The teaser image confirms the pickup will once again be available in TRD Pro guise.
— Greg S. Fink, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2023 -
But the exception isn’t a free pass to violate their guidelines under the guise of art.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2022 -
Prosecutors said the group lured Dean to a home on Sandy Creek Drive under the guise of a drug transaction.
— Henri Hollis, ajc, 3 Aug. 2021 -
The North Avenue building that once housed Odell’s nightclub is sporting a fresh guise and has a new purpose.
— Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2021 -
The stock sales aside, Musk has also offloaded some shares under the guise of philanthropy.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Consider assembling a full guise by buying a hat one year, a cape the next, etc.
— Washington Post, 24 June 2021 -
In July 1996, Deck and his sister stopped at the home under the guise of asking for directions.
— Jim Salter, ajc, 3 May 2022 -
Albert emerged from the exurbs of Los Angeles and embraced the city in all its guises.
— Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 -
In July 1996, Deck and his sister stopped at the home under the guise of asking directions.
— NBC News, 4 May 2022 -
The thumb has been placed on the scales to promote the agenda of the person who owns this website under the intensely hypocritical guise of free speech.
— Jason Parham, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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