unmasked; unmasking; unmasks
1
: to reveal the true nature of : expose
She was unmasked as a spy.
2
: to remove a mask from
: to remove one's mask
Examples of unmask in a Sentence
He was unmasked as a spy.
the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
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Civil liberties groups have been raising alarms about efforts by US officials to unmask online critics amid the surge of public opposition to the administration’s hardline policies, including ramped up deportation arrests nationwide and violent clashes with protesters.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
What that means in practical terms is that while these conditions were occurring gradually before, the massive postpartum shedding episode may, in a sense, unmask them and make the hair loss seem more severe.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 May 2026
For years, people and media outlets have been trying to unmask Banksy.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
At that point, Google agreed to unmask the identities of those three individuals, including Okello Chatrie, who subsequently was arrested.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
What that means in practical terms is that while these conditions were occurring gradually before, the massive postpartum shedding episode may, in a sense, unmask them and make the hair loss seem more severe.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 May 2026
For years, people and media outlets have been trying to unmask Banksy.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
At that point, Google agreed to unmask the identities of those three individuals, including Okello Chatrie, who subsequently was arrested.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmask
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmask. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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