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
Yes, I dare say I could have bluffed it out, because I'd taken the precaution to cash the check through Aubrey whom Stevie knows nothing about.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
I could have bluffed this out for a time, but it was no use.
From The Lever A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
I can see now how you must have bluffed Wall Street out of its boots.”
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
