sham
noun
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
shammed
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past participleof sham.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sham.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shamnounsomething that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
Example Sentences
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I don’t feel like I got shammed or look like a fool.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2018
In fact, half of his sickness was shammed.
From Raiding with Morgan by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
The monsoons or rains had commenced, and this sudden news distressed all the ladies exceedingly; but no faint-hearted husband shammed sick to remain behind.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp
Two-Bits protested, but when he failed to convince them of the gravity he shammed, he rose and permitted an abashed grin to distort his freckled face, muttered something about feeding his horse and walked out.
From The Last Straw by Harold Titus
When she returned to the ward the chief was with her, and their combined arrival brought forth a prolonged, fortissimoed wail shammed forth in good Gaelic fashion.
From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer
