Feigning in a sentence

Bester has been on the run since he escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre after feigning his death last year.

Or is it a tactic of a bird feigning a broken wing to take you away from the nest of near-term regulation?" he said.

The EPA is pretending ignorance, feigning confidence, or hoping for the best.

Authorities have said that the Orsinis’ efforts to mislead investigators, including Jamie Orsini’s texts feigning concern for Kraft’s whereabouts, ultimately unraveled as law enforcement continued their investigation.

When Shonnie began feigning illness in order to stay home, her baffled parents contacted the teacher.

With a genuine Picasso in his house, Dickie crafts garbage paintings in his chandelier-topped studio, feigning modesty at Tom's forced compliments.

All you people feigning shock at the grotesque cruelty of Chinese wet markets need to follow the short, miserable life of a cow or chicken in the American agricultural system.

Feigning desperation, they ask the customer service rep to activate a new SIM card, which, of course, the bad guy just happens to have.

On Friday, Trump was asked about his decision to disband the pandemic response team at a news conference in the Rose Garden, to which he responded by feigning insult and ignorance.

The movie opens with mid-aughts, nerdy heartthrob Adam Brody as a businessman feigning concern for Cassie, only to ply her with drinks later and attempt to assault her.

After tilting the imaginary mug and raising a pinkie, feigning an aristocratic demeanor, Morgan was swarmed by her ecstatic teammates.

For the reality is that white privilege and their disingenuous feigning of concern is in clear agreement with the US and its clients at the AOS.

His enemy is either feigning stupidity or is genuinely confused: “I thought that’s who you were,” he says.

Then there’s the slick melody—only feigning at folksiness—and oleaginous samba rhythm.

These are almost wrist slaps that appear as two boxers feigning attacks, except that Kim Jong-Un has delivered an ultimatum that should not be ignored.

During the opening segment of Weekend Update, Jost stated that NBC requested that they say “s-hole” instead of the actual curse word… before saying the actual word anyway, and then feigning embarrassment.

Let us hope that the supposed concern for the preservation of free media and the well being of journalists here in Antigua and Barbuda is not the good Brer (much like the aforementioned big, bad wolf) feigning concern and shedding phony tears.

Or Juan Uribe feigning that a foul ball was hit to prevent Derrek Lee from taking an extra base.

While leaders who matter in getting human-induced global warming down to controllable levels — chiefly US President Donald Trump — are feigning ignorance about the human connection to climate change, the effects are there for all to see.

Beowulf, 675-687 When Grendel enters the hall, Beowulf, who has been feigning sleep, leaps up to clench Grendel's hand.