feint
Example Sentences
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Was the "two-week deadline" for negotations a feint?
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
On a metatextual level, the show is itself a masterful feint.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
It's a feint, an effort to scare his opponents into believing his ascension is unstoppable, so they stop fighting him.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023
Some bartenders pour you a drink then ignore you, circling back with the check and a feint at sincerity, hoping for a big tip.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
He likes to feint, pretend his sword is going one way rather than another.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing feint
The Lightning Thief
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The Hobbit
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