charade

Example Sentences

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But ProPublica found that those claims were a charade: Lifesaving programs remained on the books, but the flow of money didn’t restart for months, if at all.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

“Jain’s and Cohen’s months-long charade was deliberate, coordinated, and unlawful,” Palantir said in the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In the end the sheriff's conclusion was that the Arthur Knight charade was "implausible" and "fanciful".

From BBC • May 21, 2025

While the judges went through the charade of conferring, a film was shown.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli