false show
Example Sentences
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But the false show of bravado helped propel Wallace into the governorship in 1962.
From Time Magazine Archive
Less fanatically violent, but far more formidable, through its false show of moderation and favor, was the party of the Queen-mother, Catherine de Medici.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
How can you be so foolish, and believe in such false show?
From The Home by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
Simple honesty is preferable to false show in all cases; truthfulness in utterance is always to be desired.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
Would thou have me to believe, O wise and pious friend, that a false show can be better—can be more for God's glory, or man' welfare—than God's own truth?
From The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
