mock

Example Sentences

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Video footage released by Belarusian state media showed Lukashenko presenting Kim with what appeared to be an automatic rifle, prompting Kim to respond with a mock reloading gesture and say "thank you".

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Andre retorted with mock indignation to a laugh from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Some of the AI interview platforms offer practice sessions or coaches who work with job candidates in mock AI interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

A mock drowning in the pool, floating face down in the water as his mother does a butterfly stroke back and forth right next to him.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Maybe Chess would growl like a bear and pretend to be angry, and then they could have a mock wrestling match before breakfast.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix