put-on
Example Sentences
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Even the husky TED-talking voice Holmes used to invest herself with greater seriousness and authority was a put-on.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025
To do so would seem like a silly put-on — like a weird grief pantomime.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
He described the unorthodox and at times controversial comedian Andy Kaufman as “the pre-eminent put-on artist of his generation” and “a pioneering practitioner of various cultural trends long before they ever became trends.”
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023
This sounds heavy, but “Emergency” possesses an extraordinarily light touch, with Williams moving the action along at a satisfying trot and Dávila’s dialogue never feeling preachy or put-on.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2022
Ximena’s snarkiness, by the way, was completely put-on.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
