How to Use feign in a Sentence

feign

verb

• I would never feign illness just to get out of a test.
• The play called for T.Y. Hilton to go in motion and feign an end-around run to the offense’s left.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2017
• Confronted by the cop, the man squealed and feigned panic.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
• Next, line the eye to feign big, fluttery giraffe eyes.
  — Jessica Teich, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
• The game was a farce for most of the evening: After a double in the sixth, Puig feigned napping at second base.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
• The hognose snake will feign death by opening its mouth, rolling over on its back, and writhing around.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2019
• Ten minutes later, the bride walked down the aisle, feigning bliss.
  — thehustle.co, 11 Feb. 2024
• To do this, Bly feigned madness to gain entry as a patient.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• The rest of us have to feign the copper, auburn, ginger, and strawberry shades.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023
• The fact that Carolyn Privette feigned death is the true miracle.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• If fight-or-flight fails, the instinct to feign death kicks in as an attempt to forestall the danger.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• See if the blue death-feigning beetle will do its possum trick in your open palm.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
• Who’s in there … Khloé, sure; not Kris, who feigns surprise at the ongoing feud later in the ep.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
• Contrast that with football, where players feign fouls to gain control of the ball.
  — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
• As Arnott probes the corruption, Kate feigns friendship with Gates.
  — Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 19 Apr. 2020
• The Drexel senior feigned stepping up to stop Mosley on his way to the hoop then paused, turned and raced toward the baseline.
  — Josh Verlin, Philly.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• Texas Democrats knew what was coming—no one should feign surprise.
  — Sam Russek, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
• Those few who survived feigned death and crawled back to the village to warn the others, like my father, to run away and escape to the West.
  — Jack Levine, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
• The powder, which is available in nine shades, subtly darkens the scalp to feign fullness.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 16 Oct. 2017
• Even hopeless teams can at least feign optimism for a few weeks.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2020
• Auburn’s new coach feigned surprise by his team’s ability to run the football.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2023
• Anybody who feigns surprise at the racist rot in our midst has been wilfully blind.
  — Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, 17 Aug. 2017
• But while the Orioles were at bat in the eighth inning, Palmer put his hand to his throat and feigned choking — perhaps to ward off any evil vibes.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 16 Aug. 2019
• Hillary feigns outrage over Trump’s locker room trash talk.
  — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2018
• Players flop to draw a foul or feign innocence (or even injury) to avoid one.
  — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 5 July 2018
• Quian Brown, McBride’s date, made his entrance after the actors feigned to be at brink of battle.
  — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
• And William has to feign still being a part of the throuple for political reasons.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 June 2020
• In one playful selfie, Harbour feigned a menacing face at his wife and put his hand in her face in the shape of a claw.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• His rage had been scary, but this utter indifference in the aftermath, which was not in the least feigned, produced in me a new kind of pain.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Three-peat honors go to Emma Stone, with whom Gosling has feigned falling in love across multiple genres.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024