How to use "feign" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "feign" in popular movie and book plots

  • Betty tries to feign disinterest and they return to work.  - Lose the Boss
  • Olivia decides that the only thing to do is hide Alicia away while she is pregnant; meanwhile, Olivia herself will feign being pregnant.  - Garden of Shadows
  • Both feign their love for each other, but subsequently Anjali and Jai admit their agendas.  - Hulchul (2004 film)
  • Stringer wants to feign passivity until Omar re-emerges, but Avon is adamant that they need to kill Omar for the sake of street cred.  - Game Day (The Wire)
  • The conversation then shifts to orgasm feigning, at which point Elaine mentions that she used to feign with Jerry back when they were dating.  - The Mango
  • On the journey back from Korea, they feign battle fatigue to get favorable treatment and impersonate chaplains to avoid work.  - MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
  • Ella tries to feign innocence and Emma storms out.  - Curse of the Starving Class
  • When Schrank arrives, the gangs feign friendship.  - West Side Story (film)
  • The Enterprise crew, though they recognize Troi, feign ignorance and take down their shields.  - Face of the Enemy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • Talking in German, the U-Boat Captain tells his men he is going to feign illness in order to gain the upper hand.  - The Deadly Attachment
  • When they get to the lake, George pulls the car's choke to feign it is out of gas in order to hide the car in the woods.  - A Place in the Sun (film)
  • He goes so far as to say that he might feign mad fits to test their obedience; if they come to help, they will be in trouble.  - The Duchess of Malfi
  • As Cyrus defeats them in battle, Richton attempts to feign a surrender.  - The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
  • Foley claims they scout the regiment for OCs, and will feign pregnancy or even stop using birth control to become pregnant to trap the men.  - An Officer and a Gentleman
  • When Deanie's high school friends come over, her mother gets them to agree to feign ignorance on Bud's whereabouts.  - Splendor in the Grass
  • Peter Pig and Donald Duck both feign belly aches to get out of the chore since they would rather play than work.  - The Wise Little Hen

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