charade
Example Sentences
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Why force myself to go through with this charade again?
From MarketWatch
"The Saudi authorities continue to detain my sister while they persist in their charade of whitewashing their image and claiming to empower women in front of Western media," her sister Fawzia al-Otaibi told BBC Sport.
From BBC
“Don is the audience’s window, the one who can see through the charade.”
From Los Angeles Times
Having been on “The Apprentice,” Jillette knows a thing or two about deception outside of performing magic — specifically the charade of a competition television show.
From Los Angeles Times
“His actions — and those of his Cabinet — are against our deeply held American values. He needs to stop this illegal charade now.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
