bluffing
Example Sentences
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Kids know if you’re bluffing, so do not make a threat that you’re not willing to carry though.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Mehdi, a 58-year-old salesman believes the opposite, saying that "the Americans are bluffing" and that "the negotiations will be 100% successful".
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Beneath all the bluffing lies a determination of credibility.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
“And, of course, I didn’t have a film festival. I had an idea for a film festival. So I was bluffing on both sides.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Was West Indian Archie, I began to wonder, bluffing a hype on me?
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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