in the guise of

phrase

: disguised as

a story about a demon in the guise of an angel

Examples of in the guise of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lee, who arrives at the Trasks’ homestead speaking pidgin and wearing his hair in a queue, is revealed to be a rare Chinese American, having been born to railroad workers, his mother in the guise of a man. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

More probably it will have been assembled by a few people, perhaps in the guise of immigrants, in that safe house with a view of lower Manhattan. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Cathy is just such a monster, in the guise of a beautiful, innocent girl—according to Steinbeck, anyway. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the guise of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove