Definition & Betydelse | Engelska ordet FEIGNS

Definition av FEIGNS

1. böjningsform av feign

Exempel på hur man kan använda FEIGNS i en mening

• It is traditional for the newly elected speaker to pretend he or she did not want to accept the position; the speaker feigns resistance as they are 'dragged' to their chair, in a practice dating from the days when British speakers risked execution if the news they reported to the king was displeasing.
• A salient can also be formed if the attacking army feigns retreat, tricking the defending forces to chase them down, leading to the main army being on all sides in a pre-arranged ambush.
• Falstaff at first feigns deafness in order to avoid conversing with him, and when this tactic fails pretends to mistake him for someone else.
• Theoretically but incorrectly, Clifton feigns to encompass the whole of the southeastern ocean front of Marblehead and incorporates the areas known as Greystone, Clifton Heights (Peabody Camp), Clifton and Rockaway.
• Further, a facetious "attack" on it was the first public writing of Samuel Johnson, whose A Complete Vindication of the Licensers of the English Stage feigns support for Walpole while it drives the censor's argument to reductio ad absurdum.
• When Golden Swallow goes to thank him the next day, he feigns ignorance, appearing only as a hedonistic drunkard collecting scraps with his army of children.
• After the alliance of Espers and revolutionaries invade and destroy Vector, Gestahl feigns sorrow for the Empire's evils, and to gain the trust of the protagonists, Gestahl has Kefka imprisoned, citing the poisoning of Doma.
• As a result of Molière's play, contemporary French and English both use the word "tartuffe" to designate a hypocrite who ostensibly and exaggeratedly feigns virtue, especially religious virtue.
• Stanky was also a master of the "delayed steal" in which the runner feigns disinterest after the pitch, but instead of walking back to first breaks for second as soon as the infielders return to their normal positions.
• As she struggles and threatens him, she frees one foot, but then feigns helplessness by reattaching the ski.
• The battle ends disastrously for the Northumbrians when the Norse army feigns a retreat, and Ælla dies on the field.
• Aeolus claims he does not need his soul day to day, and that he feigns senility in order to avoid mundane tasks, but Grey realises that Aeolus' unconscionable behaviour is the result of his lack of soul.
• She feigns submissiveness and steals Grouse's metal whip, swinging its bunched coils to tear apart Grouse's robotic head and whipping Clarence until he falls apart.
• Although Swofford feigns illness to avoid his responsibilities, a "lifer", Staff Sergeant Sykes, takes note of his potential and offers Swofford an opportunity to attend his competitive Scout Sniper course.
• After Sadie Shelton feigns that she will call off the Hollowmade sale, Rose Ratliff calls her out on the plans to strip-mine Jupiter Hollow.
• On finally being released from the hut, Wednesday feigns a cheery new demeanour to fool her captors and finally agrees to play the role of Pocahontas in Gary's play (though her smile mostly ends up frightening the other campers; particularly newfound nemesis - and the star of Gary's horrendous play - Amanda).
• Siroleo confronts Block at NORCO, who feigns ignorance to any wrongdoings at his facility and denies the allegations of complicity.
• Impulsively, Vic drowns Charley, leaves the pool, and feigns surprise when Charley's body is discovered.
• Unsportsmanlike conduct will be called against a kicker or punter who feigns being roughed to draw a penalty.
• Despite Bugs' polite request for restoration, Hercules feigns compliance before unceremoniously depositing Bugs and the displaced earth into a dump truck.

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