feigned

Example Sentences

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Democrats feigned alarm over the memo’s explication of the unitary executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

But sentencing minster Jake Richards accused the Conservatives of "feigned outrage" and said the government is "cleaning up the mess" left by the Tories.

From BBC

When another student enters and surveys the bodies on the ground in poorly feigned shock, few manage to suppress their giggles.

From Salon

Prosecutors argued Patterson had faked a cancer diagnosis to coax the guests to her house, then poisoned them and feigned illness to ward off suspicion.

From BBC

“Go on,” Johnson says with a feigned seriousness.

From Los Angeles Times