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
It was the fashion of old, when an ox was led out for sacrifice to Jupiter, to chalk the dark spots, and give the offering a false show of unblemished whiteness.
From Romola by Eliot, George
A thousand times since that day, in the midst of all this false show and glitter, my mind has gone back to that wonderful girl.
From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)
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
Neither of them even tried to make a false show of self-possession.
From The Record of Currupira by Abernathy, Robert
