charade

Example Sentences

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Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch

“I, and much more importantly, the American public have been victims of this long-running and treasonous charade started by the Democrats — started by Comey,” Mr. Trump told Fox News Digital.

From New York Times

The GOP's seemingly thinly veiled political charade has been shot down by several Fox News hosts, with host Steve Doocy telling House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., last week, "You don't have any facts."

From Salon

"You lost an informant? You lost the informant! The guy you claimed gave you all this information, that you built this entire charade on?"

From Salon

Bailey, whom Marshall praises for “portraying her emotions on her face without overdoing it like a game of charades,” handles the dialogue-free stretches with aplomb.

From Los Angeles Times