Example Sentences

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Neither the defence's witnesses nor the prison's doctors believed Jeffries was "malingering" - or intentionally fabricating or exaggerating his symptoms.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Rather Rothman's test scores were so inconsistent and, at times, so low that they could point to only one conclusion: Rothman was malingering, Suarez said.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

Russell asked whether a test Hyde administered to Ramos included a feature to check if he was malingering, or not being honest with him, as other psychiatric tests do.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

But the state’s expert testified that he was malingering — purposely giving wrong answers to make it appear he was intellectually disabled.

From MSNBC • Oct. 29, 2015

Ed Seger, the doctor who examined George, mysteriously concluded that he was not mentally ill but was "malingering" or faking symptoms of mental illness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson