feint
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But this is all a feint: The movie sets you up for one thing and then delivers another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Perhaps this is a feint in some grand art of the deal.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025
Hathaway fell for Paulo Garbisi's feint that opened space for Capuozzo to pop up from nowhere and tap down with a wonderful finish.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
In the third minute, she made a feint toward Gotham defender Jenna Nighswonger, then spun quickly the turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
When the ball came Ben made a violent feint toward the basket which drove Jim Don stumbling backward.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He was just so skilful - it's the feints and rainbow flicks that are etched in your mind.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
It was the culmination of a series of feints and bluffs in the preceding hours and days as the former reality TV star kept the world guessing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The film’s feints and twists are fabulous as they explore how the internet’s promise has soured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Marcus feints left with his scim, and when Helene counters, he grins.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Kvaratskhelia feinted to run in behind, then dropped short, then looked to run in behind, dropped short again before eventually running in behind.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Elmas feinted past Mamadou Coulibaly on the left side of the area before curling into the far bottom corner.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
Juventus turned the match around completely two minutes later when Vlahović ran onto a through-ball and into the area and feinted his way past Inter defender Danilo D’Ambrosio.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
The Atlanta Hawks guard feinted left and then crossed over sharply to his right, settling into a comfortable pocket between two frozen Milwaukee Bucks defenders.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021
Dorian feinted, but Chaol didn’t fall for it.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
The fight started with the Briton pushing forward, as he would throughout the following 25 minutes, feinting and landing leg kicks, while chants of "Colby, Colby" rung out around the arena.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
They envision themselves bobbing and weaving, triangulating and feinting — filling the air with meaningless cliches so that no one knows where they stand and no one can hold them accountable.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Salesses knows exactly how to get these giants pounding up and down the court — pivoting, feinting, shooting!
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
Moore for a 10-yard score — a pass made possible by Newton stepping up in the pocket, feinting a scramble to draw in the safety to leave Moore open.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
Jabbing and feinting, he edged sideways, putting the fire between them once more.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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