feint
Example Sentences
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They envision themselves bobbing and weaving, triangulating and feinting — filling the air with meaningless cliches so that no one knows where they stand and no one can hold them accountable.
From Seattle Times
There’s also something of a feint in the film’s title, which suggests a journey, or at least an endpoint.
From Washington Post
However, the whimsical characterizations of each creature are a feint — their “otherness,” invariably, is tied to their exploitation.
From Washington Post
Le Sommer drove at her defender, twisting and hesitating, cutting inside, outside and back in again while Simon bit at every feint.
From Seattle Times
Each feint elicits a response, maybe a defensive parry or a hop backward.
From Los Angeles Times
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