bluffing
Example Sentences
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Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Beneath all the bluffing lies a determination of credibility.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"A lot of people thought he was bluffing on more than a few things," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025
He knows from years of playing Texas Hold’em with G’ma that whistling is her bluffing tell.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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