Examples of feint in a Sentence
He feinted with his right, then followed with a left hook.
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Colorado keeper Zack Steffen waved, stretched both arms high, feinted right and dove hard to his left.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Yet Levinson only feints intermittently in that direction, and his greater failure is how thin these characters feel.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Deke: a skill where a player feints to draw an opposing player out of position or to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The fight started with Perez chopping Johnson's lead leg and feinting level changes, drawing Johnson into the pocket where Perez's shorter, tighter shots landed first.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Yet Levinson only feints intermittently in that direction, and his greater failure is how thin these characters feel.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Deke: a skill where a player feints to draw an opposing player out of position or to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The fight started with Perez chopping Johnson's lead leg and feinting level changes, drawing Johnson into the pocket where Perez's shorter, tighter shots landed first.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Feint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feint. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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