faking
Example Sentences
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In Louisiana, federal authorities in July announced the indictment of top local law enforcement officers and a businessman for allegedly faking reports of armed robberies to help foreign nationals secure U visas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Faking illness when faking death didn’t seem to work.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
“It was a matter of me riding confidently and kind of faking it till I made it,” Schaffrick said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
From hiding their jobs, to secret relationships and faking Welsh accents, many contestants have trialled strategies in the past to gain people's trust.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
“He was faking to protect his skin. Some folks switch back and forth. One day they’re for the King, the next, it’s all ‘liberty and freedom, huzzah’!
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
