false front
Example Sentences
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In the final chapters, Mr. Eyman paints a surprisingly touching picture of a woman for whom age had finally provided an excuse to step away from the false front to which she had devoted her entire life.
The false front is a bit of skullduggery that harks back to a world where conspiracy to escape detection was a part of everyday life.
From Los Angeles Times
She looks for the truth while hiding behind a false front.
From Los Angeles Times
In one scene, the girls meet up at a bar to chat about their day, but he’s shown us that they’re both putting up a false front.
From Los Angeles Times
But honestly, it felt scarier to me in the beginning of my life not talking about it and just keeping everything inside and then having to put on this sort of false front.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
