How to Use guise in a Sentence

guise

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tessai gave himself this guise of recluse—growing out his beard, living in a messy house...
    Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Day did so under the guise of being an English teacher and promised the boys money and gifts, the release stated.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2022
  • Madonna fans will have a ball spotting all of the references and Easter eggs to her endless list of guises over the decades.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Pro sports leagues resisted this trend for a long time under the guise of integrity.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Its professional league, in whatever guise, was the gold standard of the sport.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The scammer most often sought out manuscripts under the guise of a writer or editor.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2022
  • It’s all under the guise of helping and also projecting.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • This isn’t the first time that someone has accused Santos of scamming them under the guise of pet charity work.
    Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
  • While there are still a few original Peels around, the brand did see a minor resurgence in the early 21st century, both in petrol and electric guise.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 27 May 2024
  • Chappell Roan just nailed it with this one, uncomfortably honest in any guise.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 June 2024

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