Example Sentences

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Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Maybe the Lakers are bluffing and plan to move Westbrook regardless of how minimal the return, which would still count as addition by subtraction in my book.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022

"They might pull up to the last minute but everybody knows both sides are bluffing," said Crane.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021

“I will never again believe that Uber or Lyft are bluffing when they say they’re gonna leave the market.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2016

My dear young lady,"—he had decided that she was young and he wondered if she were pretty—"you force me to the conclusion that either you are bluffing outrageously or you are a desperate character!

From Every Man for Himself by Moorhouse, Hopkins