false show
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But the false show of bravado helped propel Wallace into the governorship in 1962.
From Time Magazine Archive
Illusion, il-lū′zhun, n. a playing upon: a mocking: deceptive appearance: false show: error.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Simple honesty is preferable to false show in all cases; truthfulness in utterance is always to be desired.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
There is no pretence so difficult to maintain as the false show of genial and benevolent feeling.
From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston)
The Vicar's body stretched tight the seams of his black coat and kept up, at fifty-seven, a false show of muscular energy.
From The Three Sisters by Sinclair, May
