false front

Example Sentences

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She looks for the truth while hiding behind a false front.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

They are feeling the exhaustion of having to keep up a false front.

From Salon • May 3, 2023

Poston’s approach to the 18th came up just short, and the gallery cheered when it began to roll off the false front into the rough.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

And then his wedge to the 16th came up just short enough to catch the false front and tumbled back into the fairway.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

He snatched the camellias from Jean Louise and pinned them to her shoulder, glaring sternly at her false front.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee