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How to use unmask in a sentence

12 example sentences · verb

Unmask means to remove a mask from someone. Example: “The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.”

Examples of unmask by meaning

verbTo expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy.

  • In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked.2021, Stephen R. Wise, “To Capture an Island: Amphibious Operations in the Department of the South, 1861–1863”, in Theodore P. Savas...

More sentences with unmask

  • The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.From the entry x
  • The Satanic message can be unmasked by playing the song in reverse.From the entry in reverse
  • Trump would finally unmask the cabal, punish its members for their crimes and restore America to greatness.2020 October 19, Kevin Roose, “What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?”, in New York Times. From the entry The Storm
  • Meanwhile the Germans had shown that they themselves were not yet ready to unmask their batteries.1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 169. From the entry unmask one's batteries
  • The Daily Tele staffer who leaked embarrassing details about the paper's botched Undercover Jew sting to Crikey has been unmasked.2025 February 26, Steve Jackson, Peter van Onselen, “A Current Affair rocked by nude photo scandal as Nine braces for explosive lawsuit…. From the entry Daily Tele
  • 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
  • But the joke is on me, for they unmasked me by footpadding me to the alley and stealing my clothes and shoes.1926, Charles Leroy Edson, "The Great American Ass": An Autobiography, page 313. From the entry footpad
  • And while the U.S. has seen concerts with scaled-down capacity, multiple artists have faced criticism after videos of largely unmasked crowds were shared on social media.2020 August 18, Kat Moon, “Taiwan Just Had Its First 10,000-Person Arena Concert Since the Pandemic Began. Here’s What It Was Like to Be…. From the entry unmasked
  • Above the beard his face was unmasked and very thin, concave cheeks falling away from jutting bones, his eyes sunken deep in their sockets under tufted Gandalfian brows.2007, Amanda Hemingway, The Poisoned Crown, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 291. From the entry Gandalfian
  • So the deconstructionist practises what has been called textual harassment or oppositional reading, reading with the aim of unmasking internal contradictions or inconsistencies in the text.2002, Peter Barry, Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, page 72. From the entry textual harassment
  • Unfortunately, notwithstanding all his wisdom, he had made a misgrab, for Noah, the chief of the saved, was soon unmasked as a drunken sot who disported with his own daughters.2019, Chaz Bufe, Dan Arel, Godless: 150 Years of Disbelief. From the entry misgrab

Meaning of unmask

  1. verb To remove a mask from someone.
  2. verb To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
  3. verb To remove one's mask.

Full definition of unmask

Questions about unmask in a sentence

How do you use unmask in a sentence?
Unmask is used as a verb. For example: “The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.”
What is a short sentence with unmask?
“In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked.”
What does unmask mean?
Unmask means to remove a mask from someone.

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