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

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

  • The news has been carefully hushed up, just as Breen himself called a friend at the newspaper and fed him a phony account of this incident.  - The Year of the Jackpot
  • The episode ends with the man calling Neil a phony when he reveals he was never planning to jump.  - The Kiss Seen Around the World
  • Although he obtains phony papers for her, she refuses to pay and attempts to strangle him.  - Romeo Is Bleeding
  • Turns out the money was heisted by a phony bank examiner and his mole working at the bank (Hughes).  - Loophole (1954 film)
  • With the help of a phony newspaper reporter and Canelli's girlfriend, the con takes along five hostages, including a priest.  - Black Tuesday (film)
  • Also angered is Rob, who as a phony student received a second chance at baseball.  - Never Been Kissed
  • Chin Gok, mr Montrose and the two phony coastguard members are caught by the Bayport Police Department Chief, Police Chief Colig.  - The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
  • This confirms Marlowe's suspicion that Orrin committed the murders of the building superintendent and the phony optometrist.  - The Little Sister
  • He also bribes a phony psychic, "Madame Lavinia," who is actually a man, to discourage Harry from seeing Malibu anymore.  - Don't Make Waves
  • Browning and North placed a phony detour sign to send the mail truck onto an isolated mountain road.  - The Killers (1964 film)
  • He is joined in town by a fellow criminal, and the pair scheme to swindle the phony reverend's congregation of their offerings.  - Body and Soul (1925 film)
  • ) She falls for a phony Arab oil tycoon, not knowing he's really a crooked speculator.  - How to Marry a Millionaire
  • Desperate, he visits "Madam Ruby", a phony psychic with an electric-powered "crystal ball".  - Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  • Hans' movie-making interrupts the spontaneous nature of Jackson's work and Jackson feels like a phony acting it out.  - Pollock (film)
  • Herod decides that Jesus is just another phony messiah and angrily sends him back to Pilate.  - Jesus Christ Superstar
  • She is rescued by Frollo and her phony husband Gringoire.  - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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