ill-disguised
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Superior Court Judge threw out the suit in September 2025, calling it “an ill-disguised motion to win so they can demolish the home.”
From Los Angeles Times
Judge Chalfant denied the claim, calling it an “ill-disguised motion to win so they can demolish the home.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s not just the lake and streams,” he said, scanning the ripples with ill-disguised anger and frustration.
From Los Angeles Times
From his more radical perspective, and from the advantage of a higher poll score, Jean-Luc Mélenchon looks on both with ill-disguised disdain.
From BBC
The Information Technology Industry Council, which counts Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon among its members, said the legislation was “an ill-disguised effort to target companies that are thought to be too powerful, too profitable, and too American.”
From The Verge
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