false front

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When a character isn’t what they seem, making the false front too emotionally relatable is counterproductive; the viewer, using myself as an example, will feel cheated, annoyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

They are feeling the exhaustion of having to keep up a false front.

From Salon • May 3, 2023

And his wedge to the 16th didn’t carry the false front and ran 70 feet back to the fairway.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

A CBP officer referred the driver for further inspection, and a CBP canine team found a false front wall in the trailer.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022

He learned to be cordial to everyone—a sophisticated and ultimately false front.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson