Sentence examples for as a charade from inspiring English sources

Mr. Khodorkovsky's lawyers denounced it as a charade.

Western governments dismiss the road map as a charade.

Critics muted under martial law view the process as a charade to sustain the military's political role.

Some opposition supporters dismiss the fracas as a charade made to distract attention from their protests.

The recent parliamentary elections, widely dismissed as a charade, tend to confirm US views.

Many Egyptians took the news with resignation, seeing the whole exercise as a charade with preordained results.

But as the search has continued without success, an increasing number of politicians and military experts characterized the maneuver as either a charade or a virtual breakdown of presidential command over the security forces.

Simply put, normalization between Serbia and Kosovo is a charade, as along as Serbia violates Kosovo's sovereignty.

Many Poles write it off as part of a charade designed to enhance the unions' credibility with the public.

The show therefore comes across as something of a charade... with everyone pretending to be dealing with a fearsome potentate who, in fact, is displaying very little personality at all".

Trump has repeatedly characterized reports of Russian links to his associates as "a hoax," "a charade" and "fake news". He has also refused to accept the unanimous verdict of U.S. intelligence agencies that the Russians conducted a serious, multifaceted attack to undermine the 2016 presidential election.