How To Use Masked In A Sentence

In 186 B.C. the Roman Senate claimed that Italys widespread Dionysiac groups masked a conspiracy. The Spartacus War
Her expression masked, she nodded toward the remaining stragglers veering toward their cars. Captured by Moonlight
Once the bewitcher is unmasked they are then confronted and asked to call off the attack.
Speaking to camera, the masked man accused the hostages of being spies for the British government and claimed that they had been abandoned. Times, Sunday Times
A witness reported seeing a masked man climb out and run off. Times, Sunday Times

The new accommodation block has all but masked the original building.
Masked, they were dynamic, varied, and hilarious, so that their masks actually seemed to become their faces, despite their grotesqueness; unmasked, they were slow, hesitant, and awkward, as if ashamed of the material.
No, no crash for me, looks like it was a different issue, masked from the same IE error window. doh! Scripting News for 4/2/2007 « Scripting News Annex
Masked protest, intimidatory filming or physical disruption is unacceptable and must be stopped. Times, Sunday Times
The guests unmasked at midnight.
The fall in interest rates has masked evidence that lenders are continuing to surcharge borrowers in the Republic.
seems credible on the evidence so far, is that the bank masked its skullduggery so completely that no regulator anywhere in the world could get a handle on it.
Police still searching for the masked robbers who snatched the national treasures.
But her unassuming demeanour masked a sharp intellect and powers of observation essential for the task of a secret agent. Times, Sunday Times
In his words “We aren’t going anywhere” and using the term masked the situation. Can we find a better term for “Marginalized” People?
He could hardly hear the sound of her footsteps, and somehow, she masked her prints in the grass.
Always enjoyable, Timothy Spall is fantastically weasel-like as the unmasked Peter Pettigrew, every bit as loathsome as can be expected.
His muscular frame, although masked by his black nightshirt, was still clearly visible.
He surprised a masked intruder in the kitchen.
But the action really worth watching will unfurl where delegates and lobbyists come face to face with actual unmasked New Yorkers, who will demand accountability.
Also, in my opinion, the use of that word, begining with SP and ending in a sound similar to the name of the masked mexican bandit, should be a finable offence. 50 Euro Fine for Torsonudismo
The spiderwort is a flower whose juice is used for painting the silks before they're masked with starch and then dyed. Memoirs of a Geisha
No expense had been spared, and the walls, as in a Venetian palazzo, were covered in rich damasked silk. A Penchant for Dreaming
The rest of his person was sheathed in the complete mail of the time, richly inlaid with silver, which contrasted with the azure in which the steel was damasked. Count Robert of Paris
She opened her eyes to see a man's tall, slender frame filling the door, masked by shadows.
She plays one of the masked henchmen.
But then when I searched for individual songs I remembered, I sailed into another kind of semantic fog: there are lots and lots of sea chantey sites and recordings that masked the instance I was looking for. Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Sea songs and semantic distance
This growing chasm, initially masked by the housing boom, is now causing seething resentment. Times, Sunday Times
She is held hostage by a masked woman wearing long black gloves and high-heeled boots.
You can make different kinds of mask for a witch or a pirate, or more elaborate ones for a masked ball.
The unpleasant salty or soapy taste may be masked in flavored or alcoholic beverages.
Led to the scaffold from a death row cell, he was prepped for the noose by a masked executioner.
The main components of the picture are masked off using liquid masking fluid diluted with water.
Richardson derives it from Namsh, being freckled (damasked). The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
A masked runner-up is a trainee nursery teacher. The Sun
Its cousin, the stunning kokako, is slate gray with sky-blue wattles decorating a black-masked face.
Why else would a group of masked gunmen attack a Christmas party in my hometown?
But as I walked through the door carrying Jasmine in her carry cot I was grabbed by a masked man who pointed a gun straight at my head.
The addition of two drops of vanilla essence in the glasses masked the flavour of both the beverages.
Meanwhile a masked gunman is making his way towards the scene, but is he coming to help Bonnie or not?
It was the reason Conrad still -cherished the caul that had masked his blunt, newborn face. AMAGANSETT
There is something picturesque and original in the first sight of a place like Arras, or St. Omer, with the rich and lavish greenery, luxuriant trees, banks of grass by which the 'fosse' and grim walls are masked. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg
According to one of the three security officers at the warehouse, four masked men armed with a pistol entered the premises and forced them at gunpoint to gulp down a bottle of arrack, a strong alcoholic drink.
After it was settled, the fighters at the shrine removed the bandanas that had masked their faces and slipped away into the city's maze of alleyways.
Although I feel a slight tinge of anxiety and apprehension in the air that surrounds you, it's greatly masked by the strength of your confidence.
He wasn't scowling or had a dark masked expression on his face anymore, he was quiet.
Studies conducted last year detected a SARS - like virus in some animal species , including masked palm civet.
This starts with Yat-kha mimicking the horns and cymbals of the monks, then slowly builds through a stately procession to a whirligig masked stomp.
We passed small shoals of bigeye snapper, masked angelfish and a couple of colourful groupers on our way to a garden of gorgonians.
Analysis was complicated by perfect hemihedral twinning, which was masked in intensity statistics by pseudocentering.
The Ultraman television series first appeared on TV in 1966. Ultraman, a silver-suited masked hero, comes from outer planet to save the Earth from gigantic monsters.
He opened his eyes for he wished to see his face but his face too was masked like the other men but he knew this man wasn't his enemy.
For instance, even the most scrupulous "handicapping" system can make little allowance for the indolence of a horse like Sea The Stars, whose superiority always seemed masked by an inclination to take it easy once he had hit the front. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Hardly the demeanour of an unmasked spy. Times, Sunday Times
Richard had just finished work and was with a colleague in the car park when a group of unmasked, armed men shoved them into a car, which sped off.
The basic plot is that of your average murder-mystery which supplies us with an eclectic line-up of loopy suspects and reaches its climax when the murderer is finally unmasked.
Three masked men ambushed the embassy official as he carried the cash in two suitcases to a waiting chauffeur-driven limo. The Sun
A masked robber, who was wielding a baseball bat, ambushed the first employee as he went outside to the bins.
A witness reported seeing a masked man climb out and run off. Times, Sunday Times
seems credible on the evidence so far, is that the bank masked its skullduggery so completely that no regulator anywhere in the world could get a handle on it.
I know more about the career of Masked Murphy than anyone on this whole frapping planet. Galaxy Jane
There are times when I regret the decision to hide in plain sight, fictionalizing accounts of my activities in the pages of The Wraith Magazine so that any reports of a silver masked figure seen lurking in the streets of Recondito will be written off as an overimaginative reader with more costuming skill than sense. Masked
The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
Elliott unmasked and confronted the master spy and traitor Kim Philby.
What gets masked over is analogous to Cage's idea that what is not heard is just as important as what is heard.
That indeterminacy is itself masked in ghostly reflections of a former paradigm. Paley, "Apocalypse Without Millenium" Part 2
A leading councillor has called for a major purge on problem youths after a gang of masked thugs carrying baseball bats went on the rampage.
The two masked men made their getaway in a stolen van.
The cellar door had masked what was an underground subway of some sort.
The metal plate was a piece of aluminum flashing that Iâ€ ™ d cut, masked, and etched with a rubber stamp and some PCB etchant solution. Kater’s Art » 2009 » June
It is remarkable, also, that we are enabled to superpose and obtain the maximum effects on thin strips of iron from ¼ to ½ millimeter in thickness, while in thicker rods we have far less effect, being masked by the comparatively neutral state of the interior, the exterior molecules then reaching upon those of the interior, allowing them to complete in the interior their circle of attractions. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
We're not dealing with realism in those sections, where the actors are masked.
A shiv is all about masked utility: it’s an innocuous object with improbably toxic intent (whether used to attack others or to protect oneself ...). Boing Boing: July 30, 2006 - August 5, 2006 Archives
Paris children held hostage An masked man armed with a revolver is holding twenty-five children hostage in a nursery school in Paris.
defense, which seems credible on the evidence so far, is that the bank masked its skullduggery so completely that no regulator anywhere in the world could.
The Marquis: Inferno - Gotta love Guy Davis 'writing and drawing a weirdly-masked vigilante fighting demons in eighteenth-century France. Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: What Looks Good for July | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
His booming stereo masked any sound of my presence.
What was funny to me, however, was the barely masked anger in their tone (this was usually from overweight people) disguised as concern or good-natured ribbing.
The unpleasant salty or soapy taste may be masked in flavored or alcoholic beverages.
How fortunate he had been to come upon Enid alone and talk to her without interruption, without once seeing Mrs. Royces face, always masked in powder, peering at him from behind a drawn blind. II. Book Two: Enid
From a Chemical & Engineering News account at the time: "While some depictions are chemically accurate -- such as nitrogen, which shows a rooted elephant drawing nitrogen from the soil -- others are more a play on the names -- for example, the masked Lone Ranger atop a rearing white elephant representing silver. Science
The unmasked attacker followed suit with a fatal knife blade to Johannes's gut, then heaved him around and slammed him against a nearby wall, repeatedly.
Then the hands of the stocking-masked men were on her, their fingers digging into the tender flesh of her arms.
Then they masked this brute coercion with the trappings of refined culture and regal bearing. Christianity Today
As well, both the dolls and the human models are masked.
We're studying the Italian masked characters from the sixteenth century commedia dell'arte. LEO: STAGE FRIGHT
The cook masked the taste of the bad meat with onions.
To playback sounds of galloping, roaring and trumpeting, the horses, lions and jumbos enthralled the parents who had a tough time to spot their tots in the masked group.
Shut up, uta," advised one of the masked Red Angels. Kahen no Ame
In some cases of acute glanders the formation of nodules may so irritate the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and cause such a profuse discharge of mucopurulent or purulent matter that the specific character of the original discharge is entirely masked. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
If you're going to attack them directly, make sure you're well masked and tooled up.
I was in the building as the masked men looted the offices, ripping hard drives from computers and destroying legal files. Times, Sunday Times
They heard how he was ambushed as he drove from Keighley Leisure Centre by two car loads of heavily-armed and masked thugs.
The masked funambulist Ginés de Pasamonte was disguised as the puppeteer Master Pedro?
The Rocas Atoll hosts more than 150,000 seabirds, including the largest South Atlantic colonies of sooty terns, brown noddies and masked boobies Sula dactylatra. Brazilian Atlantic Islands, Brazil
He opened his eyes slightly and looked up to see a masked angelic figure holding him.
The two stones by the path were painted yellow; the outhouse was so overmodestly masked with vines and lattice that it was not concealed at all; the last iron dog remaining in Gopher Prairie stood among whitewashed conch-shells upon the lawn. Main Street
Foxgloves, bright polypody ferns and rushes thrive in the hollows of surface tin workings while wheel pits, settling tanks and buddles associated with the extraction of tin and china clay are masked by scrub, and the derelict structures colonised by spleenwort ferns and moss. Country diary: Bodmin Moor
Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
The masked men attacking him turned to give me a startled look before they were blasted into the air by some invisible force that seemed to flow from inside of me.
A masked juggler tiptoes on a hoop suspended in midair.
Read the first journalism collection The Great Shark Hunt or his penultimate, Kingdom Of Fear - Thompson sees America through unmasked eyes, and as a true American patriot, he despairs of what he sees.
A masked runner-up is a trainee nursery teacher. The Sun
In spring especially they come alive with collared fly catchers, woodchat shrikes (and occasional masked shrike) and huge flocks of all kinds of warblers.
The first scene was of an unknown man kneeling on the ground in front of three masked men. The Sun
In the past, anti-corruption drives sometimes degenerated into, or masked, power struggles.
Police are hunting a masked robber who snatched ￡15 000 from a post office.
Its no problem, all you do is tesselate, do a few averaging passes on the model to recalc the rim normals then 2.5d pressing boolean objects and masked brushwork can go on it. ill be projecting it onto a lowpoly displacement map next. DevMaster.net
Space radiation affects the quality of food made with soy beans, but this can be masked with other flavours. Times, Sunday Times
Three masked men threatened a receptionist and forced him to open a safe at knifepoint after hiding themselves in the building and then emerging in the early hours.
They were driven into the security depot by six masked raiders carrying handguns who tied up 14 workers. The Sun
So the masque was essentially contemporary: when the masquers were unmasked, they proved to be not legendary creatures from classical antiquity, but the King and the nobility, and by inference possibly ourselves.
In pitting against himself those who had so powerfully succoured him in his misfortune, Condé ought at least to have drawn closer to the Court and had a serious understanding with the Queen; but he tergiversated, and at the end of some months of that wavering policy, he found himself standing unmasked between the Court and the Fronde, both equally discontented with him, repeating and exaggerating the blunder committed by Mazarin. Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)
defense, which seems credible on the evidence so far, is that the bank masked its skullduggery so completely that no regulator anywhere in the world could.
Earl passed a treatment room off ER where another youthful trainee, this one masked and gloved, frowned mightily as he wielded a suture and hemostat over a child's lacerated cheek. Mortal Remains
A reluctant bank raid hero told how he thought he was going to die when he grappled with a masked gunman.
Boobies that nest on the ground, the masked gannet and the brown booby, are also found on remote cays of the Great Barrier Reef.
He looked them over, awe and curiosity registering on his face before he skillfully masked his emotions.
Masked raiders tied up a security guard and stole thousands of pounds' worth of computer equipment from Motorola, a court heard.
Pete saw the purple-masked face with the black moustache, the purple plumed pirate hat, the gold-laced purple coat! THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE
The man promises to tell his son of her visit and, keeping up the pretence, goes to a masked ball under the guise of his ‘son’.
On top of which, while Gzowki's bumbling style of questioning barely masked a furious desire to get at the truth, Rodgers' trademark giggle is just plain annoying and hides little.
These characteristics of the country rock, however, are likely to be masked at the outcrop by later weathering, which superposes a kaolinic or clayey alteration. The Economic Aspect of Geology
Once unmasked, he admitted he had perjured himself.
Mainstream media reports have tended to emphasise the violence of protesters, highlighting images of masked men smashing windows, throwing rocks and torching cars.
In the Restoration theatre, the proscenium was merely the frame that masked the stage curtain, separating the scene from the platform, or forestage.
The inner edge also tends to be masked by eroded seacliff debris.
The rest of the head is deep blue, extending in a line through the eye, giving the birds a masked appearance.
Thai cooking is popular because it is basically lots of sugar and salt masked by lemon grass. The Times Literary Supplement
Ten minutes later the Sacker came back to find the chief engineer of theEnterprise seated on the cube, begoggled and bemasked, hands resting on his thighs. The Three-Minute Universe
Her blonde bouffant and sympathetic manner masked an incisive interrogator, equally at ease with pop stars or dictators. Times, Sunday Times
The chairs were of different forms and shapes, some had been carved, some gilded, some covered with damasked leather, some with embroidered work, but all were damaged and worm-eaten. The Fortunes of Nigel
Come on," she said, attempting a jocular manner that she hoped masked her anxiety, "who is it? THE HELLBOUND HEART
Some, especially in the provinces, unmasked bullying and thieving local officials who had been exploiting the people.
Police are hunting a masked robber who snatched ￡15 000 from a post office.
So, imagine my surprise when I turned my masked face into the water and had a thriving aquatic housing project revealed to me in all its glory.
The film has unmasked Norman, and now he unmasks himself, to reveal the leering monster that lurked beneath all his personae.
The slow, dismal tolling of bells; the masked and muffled familiars; the Dominicans carrying their horrid flag, followed by the penitents behind a huge cross; the condemned ones, barefoot, clad in painted caps and the repulsive sanbenito; next the effigies of accused offenders who had escaped by flight; then, the bones of dead culprits in black coffins painted with flames and other hellish symbols; and, finally, the train closing with a host of priests and monks. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
The weed masked underlying problems you now need to face. The Sun
All calls for accommodation masked the gulf that divides abortion opponents and supporters.
Its cousin, the stunning kokako, is slate gray with sky-blue wattles decorating a black-masked face.
In the wings are masked traditional dancers and a host of young children dressed as animals.
He dried up there abruptly, looking expectant, so I said that after such a thrilling tale I was surprised that five masked chaps with stilettoes hadn't leaped on him in the hall. Watershed
Anyone who knew him will remember that he always wore a smile and had aw-shucks, down-to-earth personality that masked one of the finest competitors and clutch performers the game has ever seen.
Emptiness washed over me from time to time, immersion in work only masked my inner sadness.
His warning to Blake to keep out of it masked a complete blank. THE ONLY GAME
Plastic surgeon Michael Kelly is masked and gowned, his male patient sedated.
Read in studio Two twelve year old girls have been sexually assaulted by a masked man in Milton Keynes.
Although the mention of Chiapas frequently brings to mind images of masked revolutionaries and steamy jungles, Mexico's southernmost state is a beautiful combination of mountains, plains and seacoast where tourism is once again flourishing as people rediscover the wonders of a region with deep pre-Hispanic routes. The Cuisine of Chiapas: Dining in Mexico's Last Frontier
Scores of men and women, masked and wearing bomb belts, burst out of the vehicles, hijacked in neighbouring Ingushetia, and into the playground with guns blazing.
It is now well-known that in order to observe a blink, the first target must be masked.
Their faces were masked by the thick helmets that enveloped their heads.
These characteristics of the country rock, however, are likely to be masked at the outcrop by later weathering, which superposes a kaolinic or clayey alteration. The Economic Aspect of Geology
Most of the defectors have since donned civilian dress and returned to their homes, the masked separatist said. Times, Sunday Times
The masked dancing, if it were dancing at all, which had been general in the days of the Emperor Maximilian, and which had not yet gone out of fashion altogether at the imperial court of Vienna, had long been relegated to the past in Spain, and the beautiful "pavane" dances, of which awkward travesties survive in our day, had been introduced instead. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid
Where is that perfect place where monogrammed damasked linens, and flowers were changed daily, and one fretted lest one forgot to sufficiently tip the second footman who had so unobtrusively, so expertly, unpacked one's bag, shined one's shoes, pressed rumpled clothes and drawn one's bath? Michael Henry Adams: Why I Hate dogs: Useful Advice for Summer Guests and Hosts
Hydrogen Guy, unmasked and hatless, sits on a pile of rock next to a demolished computer console - possibly it was the Spy Satellite Relay, it's hard to tell.
The Clavat, Selkie, and Lilty are all cherublike warrior children, whereas the Yuke is a masked and winged humanoid that reminds us somewhat of a steampunk velociraptor. GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
I was beginning to wish the masked murderer would dispatch everyone who was still alive, including herself/himself, so that the movie could end.
She masked herself from view as she went through a hallway and entered a large bright room.
Rather, they will be masked by eye-catching initiatives which focus on looking good more than making a genuine difference. Times, Sunday Times
He had a serious air that masked a deadpan sense of humour. Times, Sunday Times
A man's character is often unmasked by observing where he goes to replenish his morale. Christianity Today
In front of him stood a masked man clutching a knife in one hand, grinning eerily at him.
The Green Goblin grinned under his masked and gripped the bomb in his hand tighter. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum
At one time it is a pompous banquet in a superb saloon festooned with gold, with tall lustrous windows and pale crimson curtains, the doge in his simarre dining with the magistrates in purple robes, and masked guests gliding over the floor; nothing is more elegant than the exquisite aristocracy of their small feet, their slender necks and their jaunty little three-cornered hats among skirts flounced with yellow or pearly gray silks. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One)
A small group of unmasked protesters sat in front of the water cannon and held up their hands giving peace signs.
His defense, which seems credible on the evidence so far, is that the bank masked its skullduggery so completely that no regulator anywhere in the world ...
The decrepit appearance of the municipal dwelling houses, however, masked their true value.
His cheery disposition masked a fierce determination to win, which culminated in a phone call to Cochrane - now his agent.
Suddenly two masked gunmen burst into the shop and demanded all the cash in the till.
He sensed and heard men close about him, saw a dim masked figure in the starlight before him; then his sword crunched home, and he was fleeting away down the alley before the slower-thinking and slower-acting attackers could intercept him. The Bloody Crown of Conan
The next morning we masked off the baseboards, doors, and windows with plastic and proceeded with staining.
Masked robbers wielding nine-inch bladed knives stole cash during the latest raid on a Bradford burger bar.
Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea (VU) in the evergreen forest, green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU) and silver oriole Oriolus mellianus (VU) in the dipterocarp/deciduous forest and masked finfoot Heliopais personata (VU) from the riverside are resident. 53 species are considered nationally threatened or near threatened, including four species of hornbill, Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi, the rare silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera and the mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia. Dong Phayayan Khao-Yai Forest Complex, Thailand
Masked gunmen left two shop workers terrified after they raided a Pinehurst fast-food outlet.
The outward peace of such a man is but despair well masked; his gayety is the carelessness of Amiel's Journal
She took it slowly drew it from the scabbard, and while the ladies who stood around turned away their eyes with real or affected shuddering, she noted with a curious eye the high polish and rich, damasked ornaments upon the glittering blade. Kenilworth
He told officers he woke to find a masked intruder in the house. The Sun
His face was masked and the eyeholes in the mask were covered with the same silver material of his boots which reflected the light in odd patterns across the walls.
Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.
Most of the defectors have since donned civilian dress and returned to their homes, the masked separatist said. Times, Sunday Times
The hem of her azure damasked gown did not whisper against her ankles. Dalamar the Dark
The metal plate was a piece of aluminum flashing that Iâ€™d cut, masked, and etched with a rubber stamp and some PCB etchant solution. Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Reminder Book
Some people object to its bitter taste, even masked with fruit flavoring.
With surgery, he makes clear, one becomes merely a simulacrum or copy; true identity is masked with the inevitable result that one is, ultimately, inauthentic.
Or is it because religion has become the last hiding-place of rascally politicians whose secular disguises have been unmasked by the people?
However, this outward display of unity masked divisions between unions that became apparent during the consultation period.
His face was masked by a grey scarf and dark woollen hat and he was wearing dark trousers, a dark knee-length coat and black trainers with white stripes.
The main components of the picture are masked off using liquid masking fluid diluted with water.
A masked, armed nightrider who admitted terrorizing freed slaves, William Stewart Simkins proudly spoke of beating a "darkey" with a barrel stave. Dr. Tom Russell: Professor's Paper Targets Klan Reference on U. of Texas Dorm ... And Gets Action
The unmasked men were indifferent to the multiple CCTV cameras that monitor all movements in the complex and after a half hour search left, carrying a bundle of documents, without interference.
A picaresque novel with postmodern flourishes, the sinfully entertaining Zorro is serious fiction masked as a swashbuckler.
The rebellion, small on the scale of recent backbench protests and partly because of Labour reluctance to back a Liberal Democrat motion, masked considerable Labour abstentions.
She sprayed herself with the deodorant in one of the shelves, and smiled, knowing the smell of sweat was at least masked by vanilla now.
Its cousin, the stunning kokako, is slate gray with sky-blue wattles decorating a black-masked face.
Suddenly two masked gunmen burst into the shop and demanded all the cash in the till.
All this masked a creditable performance from the business itself. Times, Sunday Times
I got in from work and spent an hour or so rubbing down a radiator in the dining room, I then masked it up and sprayed it.
The robbery came just a month after a masked gunman forced his way into the same store and threatened staff.

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