feign

Example Sentences

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Verstappen challenged Norris for the first few laps, even feigning an overtaking attempt on the Briton at one point, but eventually began to drop back complaining of bouncing and jumping from his car.

From BBC

The perpetrator would have to keep at least one clue from his victims to feign innocence, but a subtle inconsistency would allow others to infer his guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grant’s commitment to his dastardly rogue barely goes beyond his cravat — he’d rather guffaw than feign gravitas.

From New York Times

Time and again, we've seen feigned concerns about "sexual materials" offered as a fig leaf for people whose real objection is to books that are critical of white supremacy.

From Salon

In one instance, Yaroslav said, the Russians feigned a retreat from forward positions at dusk.

From New York Times