Sentence examples for to feigned from inspiring English sources
verb
To make a false copy or version of; to counterfeit.
- The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
(When Hamlet gives his advice to the traveling players about not sawing the air with their hands or tearing passions to tatters, you want to say, "Actor, direct thyself!") His transition from mere sullenness to feigned madness is signaled by a change in coiffure, from plastered-down nerd hair to unruly locks.
Audiences used to reality television are now accustomed to seeing more genuine emotion on screen, as opposed to feigned emotions through acting.
I prepare to feign disappointment.
As I said, there's no reason to feign surprise.
They have used scarecrows to feign human presence.
And she said she tried to feign ignorance or indifference.
So when we taped, the kids had to feign ignorance.
It's beyond my thespian capabilities to feign surprise.
Fourthly - I should get back to feigning work".
Explain, and I'll try to feign interest.
Mr Obama has learned to show a bit more warmth, or at least to feign it.
