masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
Examples of masked in a Sentence
Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
By 2005, when French authorities finally began eradicating the rodents, only two bird species were left: a few hundred pairs of masked and red-footed boobies.
—Ethan Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2024
He was brutally attacked under suspicious circumstances by masked men in London in 2020.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Petsch recently revealed to Entertainment Weekly that one particular sequence, also shown in the trailer, has continued to haunt her: that shower scene, wherein unbeknownst to her character, a masked stranger is in the bathroom with her.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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Adjective
Luciano Matute, 62, raced over to the second-floor apartment and confronted the masked man, before being shot several times in the chest.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
By 2005, when French authorities finally began eradicating the rodents, only two bird species were left: a few hundred pairs of masked and red-footed boobies.
—Ethan Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2024
He was brutally attacked under suspicious circumstances by masked men in London in 2020.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Petsch recently revealed to Entertainment Weekly that one particular sequence, also shown in the trailer, has continued to haunt her: that shower scene, wherein unbeknownst to her character, a masked stranger is in the bathroom with her.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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