false show
Example Sentences
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But the false show of bravado helped propel Wallace into the governorship in 1962.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Least of all will he desire to contemplate the vices of men and disparage men, or to delight in a false show of liberty.
From The Philosophy of Spinoza by Ratner, Joseph
Is he so sly as to try to keep up a false show before his brother even?
From Landolin by Auerbach, Berthold
Given to false show; assuming or pretending to posses what is not natural or real.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Covetousness likewise has much false show and glitter.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas