bluffing
Example Sentences
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Mehdi, a 58-year-old salesman believes the opposite, saying that "the Americans are bluffing" and that "the negotiations will be 100% successful".
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
But Scappaticci was bluffing and did not actually want to succeed, since if the government was ordered to tell the truth, he would have been confirmed as Stakeknife.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
As the conference approached its scheduled end this week, the U.N.’s climate chief chided negotiators for digging in their heels and wasting time with bluffing and brinkmanship.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
“I said put yer hands up,” Davy says, his horse whinnying and bluffing and clopping from foot to foot.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
