phonies
- plural of phony.
Example Sentences
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They would have to embark last—eliminating the phonies who game the system to sit near the front, facilitating an orderly exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Mr. Musk trashed Mr. Zuckerberg’s Instagram as a dwelling for fakers and phonies in a Wednesday evening post to Twitter.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" famously denounced the bulk of humanity as "phonies" — epitomizing the human tendency to valued those who remain genuine and deride fakers.
From Salon ● May 24, 2022
The few who object are marked as fools, phonies or outright villains.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
If you sat around there long enough and heard all the phonies applauding and all, you got to hate everybody in the world, I swear you did.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
