Sentence examples for a masquerade that from inspiring English sources

In one vivid scene, the elderly mistress of the manor is made up for her sitting in imitation of the masklike face of Queen Elizabeth I, a masquerade that seems to hasten the old lady's physical decline.

The opposition coalition, the Democratic Convergence, denounced the elections of last year as a "masquerade" that could only be corrected by establishing a provisional government that would select an electoral council and hold new elections in 10 months.

And already, many Democrats expressed fear that the display here will force Vice President Gore -- whose campaign is entering a crucial phase with the selection of a running mate and then his own convention in Los Angeles -- to aggressively fire back and depict the convention as a masquerade that obscured the party's platform and rigidly rightward voting records.

Finally, if you feel confident in the outfit you made/bought you can always enter yourself into a masquerade that normally occurs at most conventions.

We have been meandering towards something like this for years, lost in a masquerade that we've come to regard as political debate.

For some of the men, they said:while others responded thus "We will continue to watch her till she dies….; The person has become a masquerade that everybody will be running away from.

Singing sirens Arion, Venus, Juno and Athena; French geometrical ballet; country dances; authentic music; and period costumes will transport the audience back in time to a lavish masquerade that originally took place during Carnival 1564 in France.

Based in Oakland and dedicated to preserving Afro-Peruvian traditions from the coastal region of Peru, the group will perform Son de los Diablos, a street masquerade that originated in colonial Lima with parades through Afro-Peruvian neighborhoods during carnival time.

Although many people think of the West Indian Day Parade when they think of Carnival in Brooklyn, for the N.O.V.A. Knuckleheads, the best part of Carnival is J'ouvert, a street masquerade that starts late at night and runs through dawn on Labor Day.

Although many people think of the West Indian Day Parade when they think of Carnival in Brooklyn, for the N.O.V.A. Knuckleheads, the best part of Carnival is J'ouvert, a street masquerade that starts late at night and runs through dawn on Labor Day.

A woman started painting a masquerade mask that I had been given.