fake out

verb

faked out; faking out; fakes out

: to deliberately mislead : fool, trick

Examples of fake out in a Sentence

my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender

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One of the most unusual cases handled during his tenure was filed in April against 12 people accused of designing and running a decade-long scheme to fake out California’s smog check system for automobiles, Talbert said. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 Bilodeau faked out Bittle while driving for a dunk only to have his shot blocked by point guard Keeshawn Barthelemy. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 Jokic faked out multiple Cavs defenders in transition by turning his head toward an open Murray on the left wing, only to fire a no-look pass to Christian Braun under the basket. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024 Torre faked out left back Josh Wildon-Esbrand and rocketed his shot into the back of the net to give the Spanish side the lead heading into halftime. —

Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fake out