bluster
Example Sentences
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The performances are all from the grip-and-grin school of acting: neat and precise with a minimum of bluster.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
They are lulled into a smug confidence that his threats will always be toothless bluster.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
The renewed bluster could derail the market’s recovery.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
His threat may be bluster, but it’s also self-destructive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Underneath all the make-believe bluster of pretending to be the heroic Duke, Fred realized who he really was: a coward.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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