charade

Example Sentences

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We had already spent the morning at an auction, where she bought up exotic trinkets to use in her charade as Madam L. L. Lucille.

From Literature

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

Having never signed up for this sad charade, malicious compliance is one of the few weapons she has.

From Salon

Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch

Alf explained her question to the others, who performed their answer as a charade.

From Literature