feint

It’s a bit of a feint, because the game is also going to be aired on its free broadcast daddy, ABC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In effect, the Leipzig attack was like a maneuver in a war game, or a feint.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

But this is all a feint: The movie sets you up for one thing and then delivers another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A little shimmy in the area to feint away from a defender, then a precise curling finish into the top corner.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Blue Eyes reversed from her feint and surged toward Sadna in a flash of steel.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

It seems like McKinley wants to deliver a crushing blow, but then feints at the last minute, opting for a more optimistic kind of fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Kvaratskhelia's feints cause Stanisic to step up, rendering him unable to track the run in behind.

From BBC ● May 30, 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

The stride length, the quickness of the foot feints, all clearly revealed to his unfailing eye, made him reassess his second conclusion.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

The Italian was 0.3secs behind the McLaren crossing the line into the last lap, but although he feinted a move into Tarzan, he was not close enough to make it work.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Politano turned provider two minutes before halftime as he sent Kvaratskhelia down the left and the winger cut inside, feinted and then squeezed a shot between Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò and the near post.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

At the end of the first half, Brown feinted a drive that rocked Ute defender Both Gach off balance before stepping back for a contested 22-foot three-pointer that splashed through the net as time expired.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

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

Near the brush fence two roosters bowed and feinted at each other with squared wings and neck feathers ruffed out.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

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

Jabbing and feinting, he edged sideways, putting the fire between them once more.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver