bluffing
Example Sentences
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The game is open and there is no scope for bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Beneath all the bluffing lies a determination of credibility.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
“And, of course, I didn’t have a film festival. I had an idea for a film festival. So I was bluffing on both sides.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
“That just means you’re bluffing, too,” he’d answered.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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