bluffing
Example Sentences
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Kids know if you’re bluffing, so do not make a threat that you’re not willing to carry though.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Those who remain alive might well be bluffing, projecting resolve even if they would privately prefer to sue for peace.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 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
“It’s like a kind of global entry, but with a different possibility, considering that a lot of the time I’m not exactly bluffing it, but I’m trying my best to make this work.’
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
“I learned a thing or two about bluffing, believe you me. Edward Ashton’s got a full house, perhaps—we’ll call it a house full of Ashtons! But you’ve got four of a kind.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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