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• Eventually the masquerade rises and is revealed to the initiatee as being a person.2021, Joseph I. Okogun, The Life of An Enigma: A Biographical Account of the Life and the Times of John Okogun Omovuon of Ewohimi…. From the entry initiatee
• “People masquerade as holding progressive political views to ensnare potential partners,” Smith told Vice.2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post, archived from the…. From the entry persona
• Another potential siting of disability masquerade connecting the superhero and 'supercrip' is M.2016, Todd R. Ramlow, “Queering, Cripping”, in Michael O'Rourke, Noreen Giffney, editors, The Ashgate Research Companion to Queer Theory…. From the entry supercrip
• Sercons tend not to have masquerades or pay much attention to media fandom.2002, Justine Larbalestier, The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction. From the entry sercon
• A second masquerade character used in the play was the Jab Molassi, or molasses devil.1972, Errol Hill, The Trinidad Carnival: Mandate for a National Theatre, Austin, Tx.; London: University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 109…. From the entry jab molassie
• The jack-pudding who now masquerades with motley countenance in the market-place of Lhasa.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 222. From the entry jack pudding
• Outsiders who scoffed at this profligacy misunderstood the masquerade.2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry profligacy
• As they awaited the key event of the con—the masquerade—they posed for photos while laughing, talking, and introducing themselves.2022, Frenchy Lunning, “Introduction: The Cosplay Experience”, in Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence, Minneapolis, MN: University of…. From the entry noncosplayer
• Old drunk Yeltsin and all the 'apparatus' behind him are still the old 'bolshis,' only now masquerading to be something else.2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 614. From the entry bolshi
• “Such courses involve so-called 'complementary or alternative medicine' masquerading as, and sitting side-by-side with, evidence-based health-related science courses,” the letter said.2012 May 5, Liz Gooch, “Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry alternative medicine
• THE author who masqueraded as Helen Demidenko yesterday urged the hoaxer who deceived the respected right-wing journal Quadrant to unmask themself.2009 January 8, Samantha Maiden, “Hoaxer, out yourself: 'Demidenko'”, in The Australian, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2012. From the entry themself
• Croquet, danceables, masquerades, tennis, bowling, midnight suppers, and fancy dress balls were the order of the day for the vacationer.2001, John A. Grady, Dorothe M. Pollard, Plainfield, page 62. From the entry danceable
• But the high traditions of scholarship must be maintained, and on these pages Meester Kitsch will masquerade as Mr.1956, Morris Halle, editor, For Roman Jakobson, page 332. From the entry háček
• Enter Benedict Bridgerton, the boho son of the family at the centre of Netflix's much-loved series, handsomely striding into the masquerade ball.2025 September 13, Daniel Thomas, “Lunch with the FT: Shonda Rhimes”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry boho
• It’s not worth it, trying to figure Cam out—part of Cam’s special brand of charm is the screwed-up mystery meat that masquerades as his brain.2016, S. J. Goslee, Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@cked, page 99. From the entry mystery meat
• This wishy-washy literary thriller is masquerading as a “book-ception” of sorts, with incessant narration and a heavy-handed score just as cliched as its plot.2012 September 20, Rob Marvin, “Unimaginative plot wastes talented cast on dull, plodding story”, in The Daily Orange, Syracuse…. From the entry bookception
• The castle will masquerade as the same location played by Toronto’s Casa Loma — Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a Hogwarts-esque academy where telepathic Prof.2002 May 29, Michael D. Reid, “X-Men to save universe at Royal Roads”, in Times Colonist, 144th year, number 167, Victoria, B.C., page C1…. From the entry Hogwarts-esque
• There is one episode in the novel, however, where questions of racial masquerade intrude on the freewheeling genderbending of the main characters.2000, David John Bell, Barbara M. Kennedy, The Cybercultures Reader, page 452. From the entry genderbending
• The women wore long uniform dresses or ashoebi of brown print; their hair was decorated with cowrie shells to complement the fancy masquerade.1987, John Wallace Nunley, Moving with the face of the devil: art and politics in urban West Africa. From the entry ashoebi
• That the Beatles had not yet found out remained a hallucination with Brian, despite grins exchanged behind his back, and despite John Lennon's occasional brutal puncturings of the masquerade.2011, Philip Norman, Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation. From the entry puncturing
• Masquerading as a music documentary, Sympathy For The Devil is actually part fly-on-the-wall studio footage, part timely political document, and part '60s euro art film kookfest.A New Leaf Media, The Pundit 2006. From the entry kookfest
• I would tend to look askance at the fan who's focussed all their activities into one area of fandom, whether it's fanzines, masquerade costuming, or conrunning.1986 June, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, “GoB Criteria”, in The Mad 3 Party, number 12, page 18. From the entry concom
• All of them were, and two still are, men of an “appearance” and panacherie too rare in these days when potential personalities masquerade as so many peas in a pod.1934, Thomas Burke, London in my Time. From the entry panacherie

Meaning of masquerade

1. noun An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
2. noun The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
3. noun An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.

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How do you use masquerade in a sentence?

Masquerade is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I was invited to the masquerade at their home.”

What is a short sentence with masquerade?

“I was invited to the masquerade at their home.”

What does masquerade mean?

Masquerade means an assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.