Verb (used without object) : He likes to pose as an authority on literature. ,He seems to be posing in all his behavior. ,to pose for a painter. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to pose a group for a photograph. ,That poses a difficult problem. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : Her pose had a note of defiance in it. ,a pose cultivated by the upper classes. ,His liberalism is merely a pose. From Dictionary.com.
What if the question we should be posing is not whether the poet is. From Wordnik.com. ['A darkling plain': Hemans, Byron and _The Sceptic; A Poem_] Reference
But service members interested in posing a question to Mullen will have to do their recording on their own time. From Wordnik.com. [Q & A Invitation - SpouseBUZZ] Reference
She says she was strip searched by a supervisor as part of a hoax when someone called posing as a police officer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2007] Reference
Only a blind fool would consider any value in posing that question with current administration or any of it's appointments. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
UPDATE: Some readers seemed to have presumed I was taking a position in posing the question about pummeling the Westboro clan. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: When Is Violence Justified?] Reference
"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," said Klein. From Wordnik.com. [Starpulse Entertainment News] Reference
When you already know that the answer is always “smaller government”, the real challenge is in posing the problem. raylward Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Alan Reynolds Embraces Deflation] Reference
And apparently, they're making phone calls posing as IRS employees and asking for your bank account information to deposit your check. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2008] Reference
TMP, Mystery Solved! — why was McCain posing in front of a photo of Walter Reed Middle School (located in North Hollywood, California)?. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Friday McCain-McSame Bashing] Reference
There are some human heroes who are "posing" -- just like me!. From Wordnik.com. [With the Colors Songs of the American Service] Reference
Darian didn't much like the idea of posing as traders. From Wordnik.com. [Elephant in the City] Reference
Its called posing and most people can see right through it. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
He is not completely comfortable with the idea of posing with. From Wordnik.com. [offBeat] Reference
We've had patients call posing as pharmacists trying to get our numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Question for Docs about DEA Numbers] Reference
Then I had the idea of posing him with the bowl of cherries by one of his rose bushes. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Initially, the debris was classified as posing a low threat of collision with the space station. From Wordnik.com. [National Geographic News] Reference
Usually I am asked to take them photos, and they stand posing, which is something I want to avoid. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
When an officer called posing as a client, he was told he could "come over right now" to a Days Inn motel room. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
It is the strength in Byron that falsifies the accusation of affectation and posing, which is brought against him. From Wordnik.com. [Pages from a Journal with Other Papers] Reference
Gideon's lips twisted in a sardonic smile at the notion of posing as a detective from Noah Armstrong's own agency. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
Residents returned to their homes in the evening after the chemicals were identified as posing no harm to the public. From Wordnik.com. [icCheshireOnline] Reference
And so speculation has grown - briefly centering on a woman by the same name posing before an Argentine flag on Facebook. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
She fought against it, but a voice seemed to remind her that it was he who had suggested the idea of posing as Jimmy Crocker. From Wordnik.com. [Piccadilly Jim] Reference
Of course, it was hard to resist the idea of posing artfully on the drawing-room sofa for the The Source, but I managed it. '. From Wordnik.com. [With No One as Witness]
Am I disappointed by their "posing" in the red carpet photo?. From Wordnik.com. [Shaking My Head] Reference
My stuffed green snake is draped over the cabinet, and I am 'posing'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
But for Phil Singer to zip out something about Obama "posing" is just over the top. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Pokes Fun At Hillary's Shot-And-A-Beer] Reference
You know someone had as much fun writing them as they did "posing" the bird for the picture. From Wordnik.com. [Who Knew? - SpouseBUZZ] Reference
Professor A: Seeing as you used the verb "posing", I am suspecting that the likelihood is 100%. From Wordnik.com. [I don't know what you were doing last night.] Reference
JP: Please let the Sunday edition be a shot of the cover … .. or her 'posing'. From Wordnik.com. [Baltiblogs] Reference
They found her "posing" to a certain painter; and they took their stand as spectators. From Wordnik.com. [The Memorabilia] Reference
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