false front
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In one scene, the girls meet up at a bar to chat about their day, but he’s shown us that they’re both putting up a false front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
But honestly, it felt scarier to me in the beginning of my life not talking about it and just keeping everything inside and then having to put on this sort of false front.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
Poston’s approach to the 18th came up just short, and the gallery cheered when it began to roll off the false front into the rough.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
And then his wedge to the 16th came up just short enough to catch the false front and tumbled back into the fairway.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
He snatched the camellias from Jean Louise and pinned them to her shoulder, glaring sternly at her false front.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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