Sentence examples for seems phony from inspiring English sources

The hope reflex seems phony.

It would be wrong to say that Mr. Bennouna has found a winning formula; nothing about Zitoune seems phony or calculated.

Indeed, when you do get heightened reality on television, it usually seems phony -- a violation of the contract between a series and its audience.

Everything in the society seems phony.

When people say that someone seems phony, they are usually referring to mannerisms that seem faked.

Just don't rush into anything or choose to take things further with a person if anything about them seems phony.

It seemed phony," said Ms. Egan.

First, the documents seemed phony on their face -- for example, the Niger minister of energy and mines who had signed them had left that position years earlier.

I knew dimly that I might gain advantages by befriending my wealthier clients, but I wasn't sure what kind – and I was nervous about seeming phony.

The Smoking Gun said the documents seemed phony because they appeared to be written on a typewriter instead of a computer and included blacked-out sections not typically found in such documents, among other problems.

If it's done badly it can seem phony or forced.