sham
noun
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
have shammed
-
present perfectof sham.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He would have shammed illness if there had been the slightest chance of being believed.
From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Angela Brazil
Do you know, Japhet, that sometimes have taken more than a pound a day since I have shammed the sailor?”
From Japhet in Search of a Father by Frederick Marryat
It must be really serious, or she would have shammed agitation.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Laurence Oliphant
All that meant she did not love him;—she might have shammed the love.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
A little rap would start the blood, and he might have shammed a great deal of that staggering-around business.
From The Black Star A Detective Story by Johnston McCulley
