bluff

Example Sentences

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Administration officials fielded phone calls from executives and political allies trying to decipher whether Trump’s threat was a bluff or a prelude to an escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Even accounting for bluster, bluff, and negotiation tactics, it’s an extraordinary statement from any world leader, let alone a U.S. president, to make.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Or it could be some combination of bluff and wishful thinking.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I walk past Meredith’s building on the bluff a few times a week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Eddie’s got a pair of binoculars she trains on the bluff every few minutes.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy