Sentence examples for phony is from inspiring English sources

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What IS phony is the story President Obama and his administration told about that silly video.

The stylebook says "phony" is colloquial and suggests synonyms: for example, counterfeit, fake, false, forged.

"The only person at this school who isn't a phony is Simon".

But as a recent debate over the state's budget reveals, "phony" is an equally valid answer.

But the price you are now paying for looking like a soulless phony is too high.

"The term phony is the question at issue," Mr. Borsody said.

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Michaels, though rejected by the suits, the swells, and the phonies, is not entirely immune to their values.

I have no reason to doubt that the phony egg is phony in the way he says it is.

Makes you wonder who the real phonies are.

"The Sym-Phony was one of the things people loved about Ebbets Field," Mrs. Robinson said.

Some phonies are harder to spot.

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