false front
Example Sentences
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The false front is a bit of skullduggery that harks back to a world where conspiracy to escape detection was a part of everyday life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Winthrop’s old-timey appearance today is a false front, to a degree.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
They are feeling the exhaustion of having to keep up a false front.
From Salon • May 3, 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 learned to be cordial to everyone—a sophisticated and ultimately false front.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
