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

One Baltimorean called the mayor’s bluff with a photo of a parking space secured by an entire living room set—couch, matching chair and coffee table—asking: “What you got to say now?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

High tides can also cause flooding and beach erosion and, in some cases, cliff and bluff collapses.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

At the foot of the bluff where she had built a fire lay a dark object.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer