charade
Example Sentences
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But the not-working group had been functioning quite well, at least as a charade for delay and obfuscation.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
Steve Smith has been able to spend time revising Monty Panesar's answers on Mastermind, and Pat Cummins felt comfortable enough to go through a charade over whether or not he would play at the Gabba.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Why force myself to go through with this charade again?
From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025
“Jain’s and Cohen’s months-long charade was deliberate, coordinated, and unlawful,” Palantir said in the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
To be sure, the charade, with its “ready wit”—but then the “soft eyes”—in fact it suited neither; it was a jumble without taste or truth.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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