fake it
Example Sentences
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But sometimes there needs to be a point at which we fake it until we make it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But when he downloaded a beta test version of a game called "MetaToy" that turned out to be fake, it installed malware on his browser.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Or this feeling of putting on a performance and feeling that you have to fake it as an artist.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Johnson learned how to fake it in the ring so he could make it in Hollywood, but none of his films have ever called for him to be so multidimensional.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
But with hard work, a little bit of luck, and a lot of good acting, I might just be able to fake it.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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