in the guise of

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: disguised as
a story about a demon in the guise of an angel

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Recent Examples on the Web The Devil appeared in the guise of a Master of Arts, who elucidated the text and offered the student a trip to Italy and a degree from the University of Padua. James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 The nearly 18-minute-long trailer depicts a fictitious ploy by the People’s Liberation Army to mount a naval blockade of Taiwan in the guise of a search and rescue mission. Yian Lee / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 July 2024 This sector can bring windfalls in the guise of loans, inheritances, or other forms of credit. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024 An unrelenting machine assassin in the guise of a human is hunting him, which also puts his three children in harm's way. Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the guise of 

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“In the guise of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20guise%20of. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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