masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
Examples of masked in a Sentence
Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Many stayed home from Mass, paused parish ministries or changed their daily routines this week as word of the operation spread and masked agents arrested people in parking lots, grocery stores, and outside a church.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
Surveillance footage obtained by TMZ shows several masked people wandering around Hernandez’s house and watching over his mother.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
Eyewitnesses filmed and photographed several incidents where masked agents arrested residents.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Many stayed home from Mass, paused parish ministries or changed their daily routines this week as word of the operation spread and masked agents arrested people in parking lots, grocery stores, and outside a church.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
Surveillance footage obtained by TMZ shows several masked people wandering around Hernandez’s house and watching over his mother.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
Eyewitnesses filmed and photographed several incidents where masked agents arrested residents.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for masked
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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