bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
have bluffed
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present perfectof bluff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If it had been a man harassing me I could have bluffed or blustered my way out of it—or at least left the place to avoid a confrontation—but this was different.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 23, 2018
Had Figgins known he was going, he could have bluffed a bunt and drawn third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff towards the plate.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2010
If we’d had you to head us we’d have bluffed off Uncle Sam’s troopers at the Cypress range.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Alfred James Dewey
How he passed the doctor was a mystery to us, he must have bluffed his way through, because he certainly was independent.
From Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey
Ordinarily they would have bluffed it off, and laughingly declared they were no worse than other men.
From In Times Like These by Nellie L. McClung
