How to Use feign in a Sentence

feign

verb

• I would never feign illness just to get out of a test.
• Confronted by the cop, the man squealed and feigned panic.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
• Next, line the eye to feign big, fluttery giraffe eyes.
  — Jessica Teich, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
• See if the blue death-feigning beetle will do its possum trick in your open palm.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
• The hognose snake will feign death by opening its mouth, rolling over on its back, and writhing around.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2019
• Contrast that with football, where players feign fouls to gain control of the ball.
  — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
• Even hopeless teams can at least feign optimism for a few weeks.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2020
• To do this, Bly feigned madness to gain entry as a patient.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• Anybody who feigns surprise at the racist rot in our midst has been wilfully blind.
  — Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, 17 Aug. 2017
• The rest of us have to feign the copper, auburn, ginger, and strawberry shades.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023
• The powder, which is available in nine shades, subtly darkens the scalp to feign fullness.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 16 Oct. 2017
• The point is not to feign fearlessness but instead to use fear as a motivation.
  — Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• Auburn’s new coach feigned surprise by his team’s ability to run the football.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2023
• Texas Democrats knew what was coming—no one should feign surprise.
  — Sam Russek, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
• Players flop to draw a foul or feign innocence (or even injury) to avoid one.
  — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 5 July 2018
• Hillary feigns outrage over Trump’s locker room trash talk.
  — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2018
• And William has to feign still being a part of the throuple for political reasons.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 June 2020
• But the silence over the state meant the national government could feign ignorance.
  — WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
• The fact that Carolyn Privette feigned death is the true miracle.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• The play called for T.Y. Hilton to go in motion and feign an end-around run to the offense’s left.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2017
• Mabel feigns interest in the story, inching closer to him to snipe the film drive from his pocket.
  — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 15 Aug. 2023
• The game was a farce for most of the evening: After a double in the sixth, Puig feigned napping at second base.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
• Some team members jumped into the river and began waving their arms in feigned distress.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 14 June 2019
• Activists have lain on the granite to feign death and raise awareness of police brutality.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 27 Nov. 2020
• Young, without hesitation, took a three-step drop and feigned a throw.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 9 Feb. 2020
• Michael, sitting in a chair, feigned that one of the computer monitors had broken.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2020
• In one playful selfie, Harbour feigned a menacing face at his wife and put his hand in her face in the shape of a claw.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Pitchers go half-speed through drills and often feign throwing to the bases rather than actually throwing the ball.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• The officials will never make a judgment call on feigning injuries.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Drexel senior feigned stepping up to stop Mosley on his way to the hoop then paused, turned and raced toward the baseline.
  — Josh Verlin, Philly.com, 1 Feb. 2018

Last Updated: 21 Apr 2024