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
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The gimmickry peaked in Season 4, when Spice Girls Mel B. and Emma Bunton posed as a random 20-something dude.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 8 May 2024
In 2002, the London Sunday Times sent an undercover journalist to the British Museum’s Department of Greece and Rome to pose as a work trainee; the security was so lax that the reporter was able to smuggle an ancient Greek statue of a foot out of the gallery and past guards without being caught.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Crazy Rich Asians and The Gentlemen star Golding is set to play Jacob, a corporate spy who poses as a personal chef to Graham, the former founder of a neuroprosthetics firm (Jackson).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The elder son is the legitimate successor trustee, while the younger adult sibling posing as such is a clear case of fraud.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
All three agencies began separate investigations into Keeling, and the board sent a cease and desist order commanding him to stop posing as a licensed psychologist in September.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
After being tipped by an informant that some horses had recently been doped, an F.B.I. agent posing as a New Jersey racing official pulled samples from a group of horses and sent them to a Hong Kong laboratory considered one of the finest in the world.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
The problem is that scammers can easily pose as a company and try to reach you by any of these modes of communication.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Cranes scattered across a city's skyline can be eyesores that distract from a city's beauty and can even pose as threats to construction workers and pedestrians.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 8 May 2024
In 2002, the London Sunday Times sent an undercover journalist to the British Museum’s Department of Greece and Rome to pose as a work trainee; the security was so lax that the reporter was able to smuggle an ancient Greek statue of a foot out of the gallery and past guards without being caught.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Crazy Rich Asians and The Gentlemen star Golding is set to play Jacob, a corporate spy who poses as a personal chef to Graham, the former founder of a neuroprosthetics firm (Jackson).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The elder son is the legitimate successor trustee, while the younger adult sibling posing as such is a clear case of fraud.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
All three agencies began separate investigations into Keeling, and the board sent a cease and desist order commanding him to stop posing as a licensed psychologist in September.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
After being tipped by an informant that some horses had recently been doped, an F.B.I. agent posing as a New Jersey racing official pulled samples from a group of horses and sent them to a Hong Kong laboratory considered one of the finest in the world.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
The problem is that scammers can easily pose as a company and try to reach you by any of these modes of communication.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Cranes scattered across a city's skyline can be eyesores that distract from a city's beauty and can even pose as threats to construction workers and pedestrians.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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