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
Wouldst 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's welfare—than God's own truth?
From The Scarlet Letter by Foote, Mary Hallock
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
I walked to the farthest window and stood a long time gazing pensively out; I wished to be away from that false show.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
Least of all will he desire to contemplate the vices of men and disparage men, or to delight in a false show of liberty.
From The Philosophy of Spinoza by Ratner, Joseph
