feint

The White House didn’t plan to disclose the feint, officials said, until the Washington Post revealed it and sparked a media frenzy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Perhaps this is a feint in some grand art of the deal.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025

Hathaway fell for Paulo Garbisi's feint that opened space for Capuozzo to pop up from nowhere and tap down with a wonderful finish.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

In the third minute, she made a feint toward Gotham defender Jenna Nighswonger, then spun quickly the turf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

It was the culmination of a series of feints and bluffs in the preceding hours and days as the former reality TV star kept the world guessing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

In these situations, he would carry his team upfield using deceptive feints to create space from opponents pressing him.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

It is the most delicate of dances, rife with subtle signals, attacks and feints, and deniable action.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

He made two half-hearted feints toward the basket, hoping to catch Ben off balance and get an unchallenged set shot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Kvaratskhelia feinted to run in behind, then dropped short, then looked to run in behind, dropped short again before eventually running in behind.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Juventus turned the match around completely two minutes later when Vlahović ran onto a through-ball and into the area and feinted his way past Inter defender Danilo D’Ambrosio.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022

The battle on film was a sequence of explosive lunges: mauve, black, gold and scarlet feathers flying as the birds leapt, feinted and struck out with talons.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021

The Atlanta Hawks guard feinted left and then crossed over sharply to his right, settling into a comfortable pocket between two frozen Milwaukee Bucks defenders.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021

I landed behind him with a splash and feinted toward his head, as Id done before.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The fight started with the Briton pushing forward, as he would throughout the following 25 minutes, feinting and landing leg kicks, while chants of "Colby, Colby" rung out around the arena.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023

Salesses knows exactly how to get these giants pounding up and down the court — pivoting, feinting, shooting!

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023

Moore for a 10-yard score — a pass made possible by Newton stepping up in the pocket, feinting a scramble to draw in the safety to leave Moore open.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

A tournament-level chess player in his youth, he could be thinking several moves ahead, feinting to disguise his true strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

So she flourished it, feinting to right and left, not intending to hit him at all, and he didn’t move.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman