How to Use impersonate in a Sentence

impersonate

verb

• He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
• The men who do this will tell you that any schmo can impersonate.
  — Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times (tns), Arkansas Online, 17 July 2023
• Sure would be a shame if someone paid $8 for Twitter Blue and used the checkmark to impersonate him for a day.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2022
• Hill even said Gracie used to impersonate Garten as a kid.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• He is also accused of impersonating Ohtani over the phone with the bank to approve wire transfers to the bookmakers, the DOJ said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• In April, a man received a video call from a scammer who impersonated a friend.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
• But this was the first time a parent reached out to hire the love guru, going so far as to impersonate Sarah during the initial contact.
  — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
• In 2008, Campbell pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonating a lawyer, records show.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
• Not the real one, but more than 1,000 people trying to impersonate her.
  — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• In June, scammers used an AI to impersonate a daughter’s voice and rob her mother.
  — WIRED, 27 July 2023
• But the new class of images raise many of the same concerns, including that they could be used to impersonate real women.
  — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
• One night, Simo impersonates Emad in a live-stream gaming session.
  — Aziz Zoromba, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
• The touring act doesn’t aim to impersonate their grandparents, but to honor them and their music.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• And Gary has been caught impersonating a CEO as part of an elaborate crypto scam.
  — WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
• But when social services come calling, the oldest has to find someone to impersonate their mum to avoid being shipped off to foster care.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• The strength of this revue is that cast members do not try to impersonate these famous women whose voices are so well remembered and even beloved.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2023
• The first launch of Twitter Blue stirred up a storm with several users buying the checkmark to impersonate people and companies.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2022
• She’s come a long way from impersonating Annabelle Bronstein to get into Soho House.
  — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 21 June 2023
• She’s supposed to impersonate his dead cousin Bee, for whom Ol’ Cap’n is holding a $500 inheritance in trust.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
• Burke parents and students told The Boston Globe they were flummoxed over why an adult woman would impersonate a teenager and spend months in their classrooms.
  — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• But there are exceptions—maybe a spambot has been impersonating a friend of yours, or a scammer has gained access to their account.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
• In it, a villain attempts to impersonate Spider-Man to no success but a ton of hilarity.
  — Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
• In either case, the hacker could go on to impersonate influential users.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2022
• In interviews, Burke parents and students have said they were flummoxed as to why an adult woman would impersonate a teenager and spend months in their classrooms.
  — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
• And a writer who can be effortlessly impersonated might not be worth very much.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
• Reporters from The Verge aren’t the only ones attackers are impersonating.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
• Users are compelled to choose a common handle to avoid chances of being impersonated This raises a lot of obvious fears and thorny questions.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2023
• While in middle and high school, Wilson took a gig impersonating Hannah Montana.
  — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• The entire key when playing somebody who's actually lived is not to impersonate them.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• Males hop down to the forest floor to impersonate an entire mixed-species flock of birds attacking a predator, complete with the sound of frantic wingbeats, while copulating with their mates.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024