bluff
Example Sentences
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Administration officials fielded phone calls from executives and political allies trying to decipher whether Trump’s threat was a bluff or a prelude to an escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Even accounting for bluster, bluff, and negotiation tactics, it’s an extraordinary statement from any world leader, let alone a U.S. president, to make.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Or it could be some combination of bluff and wishful thinking.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
As Leavitt told us Wednesday, the president doesn’t bluff.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
“I’d as soon play blindman’s bluff on a cliff as sail through this fog.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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