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