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How to use impersonate in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb

Impersonate means to pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive. Example: “The conman managed to impersonate several executives.”

Examples of impersonate by meaning

verbTo pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

  • The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
  • Evil can and will always impersonate goodness.

verbTo manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

  • The shepherds were impersonated, then the Magi, finally Herod himself.1918, Paul Studer, Le mystère d'Adam, an Anglo-Norman drama of the twelfth century

More sentences with impersonate

  • The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.From the entry lookalike
  • He was impersonating a police officer, a real one by the name of Alexander Colton.2011, Kristen Ashley, For You. From the entry February
  • I like to think of it as the 'impersonating a police force' suit.2005 November 6, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2024. From the entry trial by media
  • Idolized Bech loved, at the end of a long day impersonating himself, being just folks.1999, John Updike, Bech at Bay, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry just folks
  • It seems funnier that any one should want to impersonate a congressman.1914 October, The Searchlight, by William Ellis: For Things As They Are, Only More So, and Better, volume 3, number 10, Grayslake…. From the entry wolf of Wall Street
  • It seems funny that a man should be apprehended by the Department of Justice for impersonating a congressman.1914 October, The Searchlight, by William Ellis: For Things As They Are, Only More So, and Better, volume 3, number 10, Grayslake…. From the entry wolf of Wall Street
  • Thus if he mistakenly enters his Citibank password into a phishing site, the phisherman gets a different password and cannot use it to impersonate him.2010, Ross J. Anderson, Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems. From the entry phisherman
  • Theatregoers may not roll in the aisles when lanky Ray Bolger impersonates a window dresser retiring for the night. . . .1934 September 10, “Theatre: New Play in Manhattan”, in Time. From the entry roll in the aisles
  • Neptunes in hempen wigs waltzed with the lean New Zealandress, who had stuck flowers from a hat into her fair hair, to impersonate Oceania.1928, Marc Chadourne, Vasco, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry New Zealandress
  • Christmas gifts were distributed by Mme Santa Claus, as impersonated by Mrs Gardner, and refreshments were served by Mrs Freiday and Mrs M.1915 December 23, “[Hampshire County] Easthampton”, in Springfield Daily Republican, 72nd year, number 233, Springfield, Mass., →OCLC…. From the entry Mme Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus was impersonated by Mrs.1912 December 19, “[Young Men Will Give Dance Party […]] Wednesday Club Christmas Luncheon.”, in The Spokesman-Review, 30th year, number…. From the entry Mme. Santa Claus
  • Some bots help refresh your Facebook feed or figure out how to rank Google search results; other bots impersonate humans and carry out devastating DDoS attacks.2017 January 31, Adrienne LaFrance, “The Internet Is Mostly Bots”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023. From the entry DDOS
  • He'd been more than happy to impersonate my “valued customer,” especially as he'd been rewarded with a bit of rumpo (on the house) for his pains.2014, Carol K. Carr, India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy. From the entry rumpo
  • He impersonates people and then refuses to pay for the gondola ride, saying, "Rickety-tickety tack, tomorrow I'll pay you back!" He runs away laughing and clapping his hands.1977, Nancy Arrowsmith, Field Guide to the Little People, A Curious Journey Into the Hidden Realm of Elves, Faeries, Hobgoblins and Other…. From the entry gondolier

Meaning of impersonate

  1. verb To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
  2. verb To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
  3. verb To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

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Questions about impersonate in a sentence

How do you use impersonate in a sentence?
Impersonate is used as a verb. For example: “The conman managed to impersonate several executives.”
What is a short sentence with impersonate?
“Santa Claus was impersonated by Mrs.”
What does impersonate mean?
Impersonate means to pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: impersonate (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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