false front
Example Sentences
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In the final chapters, Mr. Eyman paints a surprisingly touching picture of a woman for whom age had finally provided an excuse to step away from the false front to which she had devoted her entire life.
Poston’s approach to the 18th came up just short, and the gallery cheered when it began to roll off the false front into the rough.
From Seattle Times
That leaves a long second, and she can’t get over the false front of the green, leaving a chip and a putt for par.
From The Guardian
Yingshi said she believes that even though the Pacific Northwest has a reputation for racial inclusivity, “Yasui’s story caught my eye because I wanted to explore how that false front belies a dark history of Japanese exclusion and disenfranchisement trailing back to World War II.”
From Seattle Times
Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio described Young’s natural leadership as authentic, noting there is a “humility but also a strength about him, a confidence about him that was not a false front.”
From Washington Post
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