pose as
phrasal 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
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Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Eriksen was also discovered to have been chatting online with an undercover law enforcement agent who was posing as the mother of an 8-year-old daughter.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Viewers learn that Trent (Ian Merrigan), a former project manager for the bunker, killed him with a rotary drill bit after sneaking into the city and posing as a librarian named Eli.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
In another shoot, the models posed as homeless people.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Eriksen was also discovered to have been chatting online with an undercover law enforcement agent who was posing as the mother of an 8-year-old daughter.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Viewers learn that Trent (Ian Merrigan), a former project manager for the bunker, killed him with a rotary drill bit after sneaking into the city and posing as a librarian named Eli.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
In another shoot, the models posed as homeless people.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pose as
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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