pose as

verb

posed as; posing as; poses as

: to pretend to be (someone or something) in order to deceive people

She posed as a student to get free admission to the museum.

undercover cops posing as drug dealers

Examples of pose as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The teaser opens with Dwight being targeted by someone posing as a police officer. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

One of those locations, Kennedy Park, is where, in 2006, a group of day laborers were lured into a van by a local police officer posing as a construction worker. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Decoys posing as young teens lured the men to sting locations, mostly set up at private homes in quiet communities. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

An Ohio woman has been accused of posing as a registered nurse and a physical therapist despite, officials say, not being licensed to practice either profession. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for pose as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas