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Examples of faux in a Sentence
even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs
Recent Examples of faux from the Web
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There are distressed-brick walls, a faux tin ceiling, and wood-and-slate floors.
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That speech—really a dialogue with Brockhart in the presence of the rest of the dudes—was as clunky as faux-prestige-TV writing gets.
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The new look The faux brick flooring was replaced with luxury vinyl plank in soft gray, patterned to resemble end-grain wood.
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Although the original John DeLorean sports car does not have all the bells and whistles added by Doc Brown in the hit film, White’s DeLorean did come with a faux flux capacitor installed by a previous owner.
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Another former colleague expressed similar frustration with the faux concern.
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Headley has just two hits in his last 28 at-bats, and even Aaron Judge — in whose honor the Yankees constructed a faux jury box, called the Judge’s Chambers, in right field this past week —
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They are embellished with enough shiny sequins, faux fur, chiffon and gold lamé to make even the Supremes jealous.
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Comsec has a huge vaulted ceiling with skylights and faux gas lights in the two corridors.
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Origin and Etymology of faux
French, false
First Known Use: 1684
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