false front
Example Sentences
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When a character isn’t what they seem, making the false front too emotionally relatable is counterproductive; the viewer, using myself as an example, will feel cheated, annoyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
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
A CBP officer referred the driver for further inspection, and a CBP canine team found a false front wall in the trailer.
From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022
He learned to be cordial to everyone—a sophisticated and ultimately false front.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
