Example Sentences

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Mrs. Mowbray always finds out if the girls are shamming.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

I don’t think you are shamming, but that you are in a weak state, and consequently have become hypochon—what you may call it.

From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by Groome, William H. C.

"You are a simpleton indeed, or you are shamming," thought Adone's mother; but aloud she only said, "It is not in our usage."

From The Waters of Edera by Ouida

“They may be sick, but it is just possible that they are shamming, and it is well to be on the safe side.”

From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald