feint

The narrative is less sucker punch than brilliant feints and jabs.

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

After throwing a few early feints to get a read on his opponent, Itauma started to unload and quickly found the range for his heavy hands.

The gimmicks are effective, though a bit of a feint.

This attack on foreign students isn't a feint.