false front
Example Sentences
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When a character isn’t what they seem, making the false front too emotionally relatable is counterproductive; the viewer, using myself as an example, will feel cheated, annoyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
They are feeling the exhaustion of having to keep up a false front.
From Salon • May 3, 2023
A CBP officer referred the driver for further inspection, and a CBP canine team found a false front wall in the trailer.
From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022
Second, Yates takes dead aim at the false front that is the U.S.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022
He snatched the camellias from Jean Louise and pinned them to her shoulder, glaring sternly at her false front.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
