Sentence examples for behind a cloak from inspiring English sources

If it happened behind a cloak of invisibility — well, it just might work.

This is a resurgence of traditional racism, hiding behind a cloak of a new wave of Islamophobia.

Like many Chinese companies, Alibaba also operates behind a cloak of complicated ownership structures, which may limit dissenting shareholders' objections.

There's no need to hide behind a cloak of scientific authority, murmuring the word "evidence" into microphones.

I am amazed at how the government is trying to hide behind a cloak of secrecy about Sept. 11.

But David Perry, prosecuting, denied his claim that the Koran was on trial and accused the preacher of hiding behind a "cloak of religion" to mask his hatred.

Supposedly inspired by the prophet Elijah, who was said to have vanished into the sky on a chariot of fire, leaving behind only a cloak singed with brown stripes, the costume nearly cost them their existence.

382 The basic principle behind a ground cloak is that the cloak redirects incoming acoustic waves such that reflections from the flat surface by itself and the surface with the cloaked object are basically the same.

In films, fog is invariably a cloak behind which bad things lurk.

It is really, as John Rentoul, the political commentator said... 'These are long-term Jew haters, and they can use criticism of Israel as a cloak behind which to mask that sentiment?' Livingstone: He's lying.

"Surely we're not in a normal business when you keep things behind the scenes in a cloak and daggers scenario".