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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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman brazenly shooting Thompson multiple times outside a midtown hotel before fleeing the area on a bike.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Surveillance footage released years ago by the FBI showed a masked figure in a gray hoodie, Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers, gloves, and glasses carrying a backpack through Capitol Hill’s residential blocks.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman brazenly shooting Thompson multiple times outside a midtown hotel before fleeing the area on a bike.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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