Sentence examples for real and feigned from inspiring English sources

The masque for Bottom in Act III includes metamorphoses, songs of both real and feigned love, and beings who are not what they seem.

Despite the real and feigned color-blindness of many voters, nearly 60percentt of whites still did not vote for him.

"Minister Dutton should know the difference between real commitment and feigned compliance when there is cash on the barrelhead.

Torre smiled and feigned annoyance.

A double dose of bright shirts and feigned idiocy.

But Frankfurt suspects that his severity was real, not feigned.

Whether Mr. Bush's hubris is real or feigned, no one should be fooled by it.

All of it served to enliven the performance with the constant surprise of spontaneity, whether real or feigned.

It was hardly surprising that his response to a surprise birthday cake on his 90th birthday was real, not feigned, anger, recalled Anissa Bouziane, who was his assistant in running the seminars.

Our lender, a major player in New York real estate, feigned generosity by requesting only a 10percentt down payment, then hedged its bets by requiring liens on two of our other properties.

It's time to end this ignorance, whether real or feigned.