Sentence examples for described as faux from inspiring English sources

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In fact, the people of Gasparilla Island, where the Bush family has settled into cottages that are best described as faux shabby, insist that they have hardly noticed that their town has been basically locked down by the Secret Service.

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It probably has a version of E.J.'s Luncheonette, which the Zagat guide describes as "faux 50's".

In September 2008, the Mail chided Gordon Ramsay for his matching black suit, shirt and tie, which at the time it described as, yes, "the ultimate fashion faux-pas".

"It may have once been charming, but … has been stripped of its dignity and details over the decades, subdivided into apartments and then rebuilt by architect Thomas Eden in what's best described as faux-Frank Lloyd Wright with trapezoidal windows".

Aguilera and Kim's vocals on the track, which Taylor described as "faux-R&B", span two octaves, from F3 to F5. "Can't Hold Us Down" lyrically discusses feminism; the song criticizes the "common" gender-related double standards, in which men are applauded for their sexual behaviors, while women who behave in a similar fashion are disdained.

Called "Battleground," the new series is described as a faux documentary-style political drama-comedy set in Wisconsin– which in real life has emerged as a frontline in combat between liberals and conservatives since Republican governor Scott Walker took office a year ago.

Meanwhile, his admittedly frank assessment of what he described as the "faux-economy" of visual arts' turn to performance echoed some of the bemused sentiments expressed in our Art + Time's Curating People symposium last spring.

A flat roof will replace what Mr. Pasquarelli describes as the faux historic gables on the existing structure.

To this day, a serious faux pas is described as a "rigtig Jesper Olsen" (a real Jesper Olsen), whether by the general public or even in parliament.

In a prerecorded sketch, Beck Bennett plays the ad's writer and director, described as the man whose "singular vision" is behind the faux-protest soda ad.

In situ liver perfusion and cell isolation were performed as described by Fau et al. [ 19], with modifications [ 20].

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