Sentence examples for was 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.
My charm was real, but my affection was feigned.
So possibly the public row was feigned, to impress the Lib Dems with the depth of his commitment.
Barely a month ago, when Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said many banks required serious recapitalization, their reaction was feigned shock.
His anger was feigned, but underneath, there was real irritation and eventual despair as it became clear that the pie would not materialize.
If the failure to testify at a previous trial were to amount to evidence that testimony at a subsequent trial was feigned or perjurious, the fact of failure to testify would always be admissible.
(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).
Now Sam was feigning sincerity.
She was feigning aggrievement to milk the moment.
He also said he found their claims that the city was feigning insolvency unpersuasive.
He said: "The reason Neymar was booed was because we believed he was feigning injury.
But, still, it did not look as if May was feigning anger and alarm.
