faker

Example Sentences

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He’s not as unapologetically hammy as Andrew Polec’s Pirelli, the tonsorial con man who adopts a fake mustache and an even faker Italian accent, but he lends the musical a satiric gaiety.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

And it is all filmed like a Z-grade action film where the fight scenes are faker than wrestling.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

Against this backdrop, it might seem encouraging that the highest-profile example of a faker failing to make it has ended with four guilty verdicts.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

The former faker described the Met’s specialist art and antiques detectives as an “occupational hazard” when he was active.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2017

Love always, Charlie January 14, 1992 Dear friend, I feel like a big faker because I’ve been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky