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

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

  • She travels to Venezuela, and when arriving in Caracas, she soon discovers that her contract is a hoax made by a major drug baron.  - Harassed (1964 film)
  • Dempsey repeatedly claims there is no mystery and that the monster is just a hoax created by the locals of Loch Ness to support their economy.  - Loch Ness (film)
  • When Phil returns home, he receives a hoax phone call from an anonymous caller.  - Who Shot Phil?
  • However, the spill is a cleverly executed hoax masterminded by the head ofA.  - The Taking of Beverly Hills
  • Wally thinks he can see right through Pip, and Tom leads them on, convinced that Pip has designed this elaborate hoax for them.  - The Halloween Tree (film)
  • Instead, while on his trip Tsuneo makes a hoax call to the police, claiming that Eric is in possession of and dealing a large amount of drugs.  - In Search of a Distant Voice
  • While most suspect a hoax on the girls' part, Samantha and David suspects that it is a prank by football players.  - Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
  • After two days of interrogation, however, Pike and Anna convince SS agent Schack (Werner Peters), who never believed the hoax would work.  - 36 Hours (1965 film)
  • Nancy is then involved in a vacation hoax because she resembles a woman involved in the hoax.  - The Secret of Mirror Bay
  • He secretly confides with Odin that he will use the ceremony as a hoax to lure Gestur out to save Einar.  - When the Raven Flies
  • Only the father, the mother, and the midwife are ever aware of the hoax that is being perpetrated.  - The Sand Child
  • Dave dismisses it as a hoax until they find Mike and Debbie's make-out spot destroyed and covered in a cotton candy-like substance.  - Killer Klowns from Outer Space
  • At this point the colonists believe everything is a hoax (despite the colossal size of Rama) created by the ISA.  - The Garden of Rama
  • A Congressional Committee is formed and speculates that the Vega signal and machine were a hoax designed by the now deceased Hadden.  - Contact (1997 American film)
  • Holmes realises at once it is a hoax although he does not say so.  - The Final Problem
  • He meets McCabe in the restroom who tries to convince him that this is all a hoax and a con and that his case is going to trial.  - Vanilla Sky

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