bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
had bluffed
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past perfectof bluff.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In remarks that Araud said reflected his personal views, he likened Putin to a poker player who had bluffed and won.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 23, 2014
Two singletons, Donna and Moti, had been invited to a wild party by a couple of mutual friends who, with all the subtlety of a Big Bang Theory scriptwriter, had bluffed them.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2012
Ever modest, Sykes maintained he had bluffed his way into those wartime shows.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2012
To prove army inefficiency, Foley printed stories on how his reporters had bluffed their way past guards into top-secret areas.
From Time Magazine Archive
John couldn’t have gone the rest of his life wondering if I had bluffed him out of a pot that big.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
