bluff
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell.”
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
As Leavitt told us Wednesday, the president doesn’t bluff.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
In demanding that their game be played in August or not at all, USC finally called Notre Dame’s bluff.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
On the international stage, Mr. Mashal’s bluff relies on nobody else having enough skin in the game to call him out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
The path ran on for several more yards along the front of the bluff, then descended to a small beach.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
