hoax
noun
something intended to deceive or defraud.
had hoaxed
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past perfectof hoax.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk, Va., boat builder; of obstructing the search for the Lindbergh baby; at Flemington, N. J. Defendant Curtis repudiated his original confession that he had hoaxed Col.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Where does—?" began Gissing, quivering; but at that moment, looking round, he saw that it had hoaxed him again.
From Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley
Well, I found Monsieur Armand had hoaxed me.
From The Deputy of Arcis by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
His croak was a pretence—he had hoaxed us all!
From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Frederick Swainson
