pose as
phrasal verb
posed as; posing as; poses as
: to pretend to be (someone or something) in order to deceive people
She posed as a student to get free admission to the museum.
undercover cops posing as drug dealers
Examples of pose as in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Sham news sites spoofing real publications or posing as legitimate-sounding outlets with names like D.C. Weekly, the Boston Times and Election Watch.
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Shannon Bond, NPR, 6 June 2024
Others struck a pose as Alvarez made a quick fix with a snip right there on stage.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Demay said that his son was solicited by a man, posing as a woman, who asked him to send compromising photos.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 1 June 2024
During the undercover operation, police even used a woman in the department’s Child Exploitation Unit to talk to Montgomery on the phone while posing as the girl, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
And Biden, despite his pose as a longtime drug warrior who has seen the error of his ways, is a big part of that problem.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Centuries after discovering the metal vibranium, the kingdom develops into a high-tech utopia and poses as a third-world country to protect its resources.
—EW.com, 13 May 2024
Martinez was sentenced to 20 years-to-life in prison on charges of murder and extortion by posing as a kidnapper, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Shannon Bond, NPR, 6 June 2024
Others struck a pose as Alvarez made a quick fix with a snip right there on stage.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Demay said that his son was solicited by a man, posing as a woman, who asked him to send compromising photos.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 1 June 2024
During the undercover operation, police even used a woman in the department’s Child Exploitation Unit to talk to Montgomery on the phone while posing as the girl, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
And Biden, despite his pose as a longtime drug warrior who has seen the error of his ways, is a big part of that problem.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Centuries after discovering the metal vibranium, the kingdom develops into a high-tech utopia and poses as a third-world country to protect its resources.
—EW.com, 13 May 2024
Martinez was sentenced to 20 years-to-life in prison on charges of murder and extortion by posing as a kidnapper, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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