Example Sentences

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I have a hard time with small talk, dinner-party phoniness and the whole idea of sucking up to a boss or someone in a superior professional position.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

Johnson seems too real for the phoniness thrown at her, which is her own super power.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

She added, “It’s the phoniness and this cruelty. Donald is cruel.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

She had won, because she had pursued an authentic life beyond the phoniness of the music industry structures, and she wanted everyone to know that.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

I can't give you any reason for thinking so—except the phoniness goes deeper than merely deceiving an investigator.

From Cubs of the Wolf by Jones, Raymond F.