Sentence examples for to be feigned from inspiring English sources

Ms. Gorin, with fluttery hands and a plaintive tone, took some positions that were so reactionary that they seemed to be feigned, stating for instance that "world travel is overrated; I find other countries dirty".

AE, who maintained that this did not prove she was not under the control of the Russian intelligence service, replied: "It is not our case, and we state this emphatically, that we believe the appellant's feelings to be feigned".

Of these, 8 patients declined to take part, 9 were discharged before they could complete the assessment, 1 patient was judged to be feigning during the assessment, and 1 patient did not complete the cognitive assessment.

The chemistry between the young and older writer in the end has to work; it cannot be feigned.

Dahlgren's indignation, however, appears to have been feigned, for within days of the attack he was imploring his superiors in Washington to ensure that "torpedo Boats be made and sent here with dispatch".

They may be feigning arrogance to hide shyness or an uncertainty about themselves.

You might be staying home for a legitimate reason or you might be feigning sickness to skip for no reason.

(The alacrity with which he went to work for them fueled accusations that his conversion to the Ismāʿīlīte faith was feigned, as well as rumours that he betrayed the city's defenses).

Two further Norman retreats were feigned, to once again draw the English into pursuit and expose them to repeated attacks by the Norman cavalry.

During cross-examination, the chief prosecutor, Michael Dearington, suggested that the suicide attempts had been feigned to win sympathy from the jury that Mr. Hayes knew would eventually consider whether to impose a death sentence for the crimes that ended in the deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and her daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17.

So possibly the public row was feigned, to impress the Lib Dems with the depth of his commitment.