masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
Examples of masked in a Sentence
Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
Recent Examples on the Web
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
In the footage, the teenager can been seen returning to the apartment with a dog before a masked man in a camouflage jacket identified by police as Vassiliou jumps from a stairwell and grabs her.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
During each robbery, a masked gunman would come into the store and demand access to the manager’s office, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
At a Fresno County elementary school, a masked man with a fake gun carried out an active-shooter drill without most of the teachers and parents being informed ahead of time.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
New concealed celebrity contestants like Gumball, Goldfish, and Ugly Sweater are belting it out for the chance to win the Golden Mask trophy, following in the masked footsteps of season 10 champ Cow, who was revealed as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Also in 2020, the old costars shared a photo of Blair planting a smooch on Gellar’s masked face.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Only a handful got anywhere near the church, the cemetery, or Navalny’s coffin, after walls of masked riot police divided and controlled the crowds, hemming them in with metal barricades.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard The scene switches to an empty arena bathed in blood-red light, with Dun in the middle of the floor playing the song’s thundering beat as a masked Joseph materializes to sing to a room full of grim-faced young people in grey sweatsuits.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
One of the men ripped a metal folding chair out of Dominik's hands, while the other masked man slammed him into the corner of the ring from the outside, and then tossed him into the center the ring.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
In the footage, the teenager can been seen returning to the apartment with a dog before a masked man in a camouflage jacket identified by police as Vassiliou jumps from a stairwell and grabs her.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
During each robbery, a masked gunman would come into the store and demand access to the manager’s office, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
At a Fresno County elementary school, a masked man with a fake gun carried out an active-shooter drill without most of the teachers and parents being informed ahead of time.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
New concealed celebrity contestants like Gumball, Goldfish, and Ugly Sweater are belting it out for the chance to win the Golden Mask trophy, following in the masked footsteps of season 10 champ Cow, who was revealed as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Also in 2020, the old costars shared a photo of Blair planting a smooch on Gellar’s masked face.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Only a handful got anywhere near the church, the cemetery, or Navalny’s coffin, after walls of masked riot police divided and controlled the crowds, hemming them in with metal barricades.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard The scene switches to an empty arena bathed in blood-red light, with Dun in the middle of the floor playing the song’s thundering beat as a masked Joseph materializes to sing to a room full of grim-faced young people in grey sweatsuits.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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