under the guise of
idiom
: by saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is
She swindles people under the guise of friendship.
Examples of under the guise of in a Sentence
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In 2018, a judge in Ingham County, Michigan, sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting young girls under the guise of treatment.
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Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
That case similarly involved a computer pop-up message, a fake alert to fraud on her bank account, and a scheme to trick the woman into handing over her life savings to scammers under the guise of securing her money.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
And Janine is causing chaos, being self-involved, but under the guise of helping the school.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
But under the guise of conservation and modernization, the Tanzanian government is resettling the tribe, destroying their compounds and seizing their cattle—in other words, erasing their traditional way of life.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
During the 2020 primary and general elections, federal prosecutors said, Taylor filled out voter registrations and absentee ballots for members of the Vietnamese community under the guise of offering translation help.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
This particular regulation had previously served as a cornerstone for the IRS in disallowing deductions claimed by taxpayers under the guise of conservation easements, imposing stringent conditions that required the easements to be perpetual.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Ll.m., Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This means that low quality and potentially dangerous products can make their way to the market under the guise of being safe and effective.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In an arrest warrant filed in Clark County District Court, police say the pair lured Rodgers to a secluded location under the guise of a prostitution deal.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
That case similarly involved a computer pop-up message, a fake alert to fraud on her bank account, and a scheme to trick the woman into handing over her life savings to scammers under the guise of securing her money.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
And Janine is causing chaos, being self-involved, but under the guise of helping the school.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
But under the guise of conservation and modernization, the Tanzanian government is resettling the tribe, destroying their compounds and seizing their cattle—in other words, erasing their traditional way of life.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
During the 2020 primary and general elections, federal prosecutors said, Taylor filled out voter registrations and absentee ballots for members of the Vietnamese community under the guise of offering translation help.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
This particular regulation had previously served as a cornerstone for the IRS in disallowing deductions claimed by taxpayers under the guise of conservation easements, imposing stringent conditions that required the easements to be perpetual.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Ll.m., Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This means that low quality and potentially dangerous products can make their way to the market under the guise of being safe and effective.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In an arrest warrant filed in Clark County District Court, police say the pair lured Rodgers to a secluded location under the guise of a prostitution deal.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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