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
“It’s like a kind of global entry, but with a different possibility, considering that a lot of the time I’m not exactly bluffing it, but I’m trying my best to make this work.’
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
“That just means you’re bluffing, too,” he’d answered.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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