How do you use Feigns in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Feigns meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of feign
Using Feigns
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of feign
- In the example corpus, feigns often appears in combinations such as: he feigns, feigns to.
Context around Feigns
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Feigns
- In this selection, "feigns" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, character, mcmurphy, rory, broadcasting, legitimate and cancer stand out and add context to how "feigns" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a woman feigns innocence to and alex coyly feigns illness to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "feigns" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with feigns
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hamlet feigns madness but subtly insults Polonius all the while. (10 words)
He feigns disinterest; there is an underlying tension in their relationship. (11 words)
A woman feigns innocence to intensify the purity of her immaculate white dress and gloves. (15 words)
Fourth tale (VII, 4) Tofano one night locks his wife out of the house: she, finding that by no entreaties may she prevail upon him to let her in, feigns to throw herself into a well, throwing therein a great stone. (41 words)
First tale (III, 1) Masetto da Lamporecchio feigns to be mute, and obtains a gardener's place at a convent of women, who with one accord make haste to lie with him. (32 words)
Jamie and his cocky personality are already on thin ice with Ted, but he falls into frigid waters once he feigns an injury and says he can’t practice. (29 words)
Example sentences (13)
In Kahaani, Vidya Balan’s character feigns her pregnancy throughout the movie, until the very end, when it is revealed that she had miscarried.
Jamie and his cocky personality are already on thin ice with Ted, but he falls into frigid waters once he feigns an injury and says he can’t practice.
McMurphy feigns broadcasting a pretend game with a blank TV to a cadre of captivated inmates.
Although the first ended with Lydia coming to accept her knowledge of the supernatural, Rory feigns legitimate compassion in an attempt to earn monetary gains.
A sly New York patriarch feigns cancer in order to reunite his ramshackle clan, in this cracklingly eccentric, painstakingly crafted deadpan group portrait.
A woman feigns innocence to intensify the purity of her immaculate white dress and gloves.
Alex coyly feigns illness to his parents to stay out of school the next day.
First tale (III, 1) Masetto da Lamporecchio feigns to be mute, and obtains a gardener's place at a convent of women, who with one accord make haste to lie with him.
Fourth tale (VII, 4) Tofano one night locks his wife out of the house: she, finding that by no entreaties may she prevail upon him to let her in, feigns to throw herself into a well, throwing therein a great stone.
Hamlet feigns madness but subtly insults Polonius all the while.
He feigns disinterest; there is an underlying tension in their relationship.
In others ("The Adventure of the Dying Detective" and, again, "A Scandal in Bohemia"), Holmes feigns injury or illness to incriminate the guilty.
In the ensuing leadership race, Urquhart initially feigns unwillingness to stand before announcing his candidacy.
Common combinations with feigns
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- he feigns 2×
- feigns to 2×