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bluff

[bluhf] / blʌf /






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William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal

One Baltimorean called the mayor’s bluff with a photo of a parking space secured by an entire living room set—couch, matching chair and coffee table—asking: “What you got to say now?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Armed only with a lamp, he managed to scare off the men by bluffing that he had a gun, causing them to flee the scene empty-handed.

From BBC

I follow him along a ridge and then to a grassy bluff.

From Literature

At their camp near the base of a bluff alongside the Green River, Buzz began to fill their backpacks for another day of hiking, trying to lighten their load as much as possible.

From Literature