charade

Example Sentences

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Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

“Jain’s and Cohen’s months-long charade was deliberate, coordinated, and unlawful,” Palantir said in the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The decision on how to proceed now rests with Macron, who must surely be asking himself how long this political charade can be allowed to go on.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

They appear to know the victims of this charade aren’t criminals, but ordinary people just trying to live their lives.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2025

While the judges went through the charade of conferring, a film was shown.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli