How to Use masked in a Sentence

masked

adjective
  • The bank was held up by masked robbers.
  • This was the trade-off that had formed the basis of the masked man’s life.
    New York Times, 2 May 2022
  • The masked worker then leans in close to that child's face.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • This was the moment the masked man had been waiting for.
    Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In the videos, Diana watched the masked men taunt Roma.
    New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The masked man opened the entrance door and flashed a pistol in his right hand.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Drive to the back door of the church and volunteers – gloved and masked – will bring meals to your car.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Drive to the rear of the church and gloved, masked volunteers will bring a dinner to your car.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022
  • New York City police say a group of masked men gunned down a 17-year-old male in the Bronx.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The masked suspect entered the store near closing time.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The clip hints that Laurie's face-off with the masked murderer might be her last.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The masked suspect fled in a silver sedan after punching her in the face.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The masked men pull up in a white van and step into the airport carrying guns.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Tequila-flight trays resemble a wrestling ring, the masked face in the center.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022
  • The masked man then shot her in front of him, Dabate allegedly told Richardson.
    Taylor Hartz, courant.com, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The victim from Shaw described the assailants as four masked males, one holding a gun.
    Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
  • His call logs send Knight and Torres to an auto shop just in time for a van full of masked dudes with big guns to show and grab the bomb.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The masked man fled, and no one was injured, according to police.
    Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Two other roommates survived the stabbing, one of whom saw a masked figure in the house.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 May 2023
  • Try a masked cape and corset look for an avian look with Victorian flair.
    Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
  • Harris plans to remain masked on the guidance of the White House medical team.
    Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022
  • In the West Bank, masked men handed out sweets to pedestrians and drivers in response to the attack.
    Daniel Avis, Bloomberg.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Gone are the settlers’ makeshift checkpoints and roving patrols of jeeps of masked gunmen.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In one repeating scene, El Alfa raps his verse in front of a masked mariachi trio.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • Johnson was the only person charged though there were four masked men involved in the robbery, court records show.
    Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2022
  • At one point, the victim heard a knock on the car window and looked out to see a masked person holding a gun directing him to get out of the car.
    Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2022
  • This episode also introduced this group of masked celebrities to the duel.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • A week later, the masked man would find his next target, Johnny Altinger, who wouldn't be as lucky as the first victim.
    CBS News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The masked man, in trying to keep at least six feet away from others, reluctantly backed away.
    John Blake, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Anyone who’s recently resumed riding the train sees it in a masked state.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022

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