unmasked; unmasking; unmasks
1
: to reveal the true nature of : expose
She was unmasked as a spy.
2
: to remove a mask from
: to remove one's mask
Examples of unmask in a Sentence
He was unmasked as a spy.
the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
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This riveting psychological procedural turns the genre on its head by immediately unmasking its murderer, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), a dedicated family man and serial killer targeting women in Belfast.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Alongside Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and his best friend, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby spent decades unmasking supposedly supernatural villains while winning over generations of fans with his goofy charm, insatiable appetite and signature catchphrases.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Patriotic histories, after all, had long been used to buttress the oppressive systems that these scholars now sought to unmask.
—Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
In this view, the presence of prominent Norwegians in the Epstein files unmask timeless truths about elites, social democracy and even goodness as such.
—Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Alongside Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and his best friend, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby spent decades unmasking supposedly supernatural villains while winning over generations of fans with his goofy charm, insatiable appetite and signature catchphrases.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Patriotic histories, after all, had long been used to buttress the oppressive systems that these scholars now sought to unmask.
—Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
In this view, the presence of prominent Norwegians in the Epstein files unmask timeless truths about elites, social democracy and even goodness as such.
—Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmask
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmask. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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