Feigned

Examples

• As Louisa feigned to rouse herself, and sat up, Sissy retired, so that she stood placidly near the bedside. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The sleeper moving an arm, he sat down again in his chair, and feigned to watch the storm from the window. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Hers was neither forced nor feigned. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• This time, Mr. Lorry feigned to go out when he could extract no answer from him, and, after remaining absent for an hour, returned. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• For her sake, I wished to conceal it--for her sake, still, I tell this story under feigned names. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mine would have been feigned stoicismforced fortitude. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Had he feigned a regard for her which he did not feel? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Though everywhere the leader and the guide, Little Dorrit, happy for once in her youthful appearance, feigned to cling to and rely upon Maggy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Moving without perceptible sound, she visited the three children in the three beds; she approached me: I feigned sleep, and she studied me long. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And very remarkably again: Riderhood feigned to set the scanty furniture in order, while he spoke, to have a show of reason for not looking at him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She knew that he only feigned to be asleep, but she said nothing to him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• But, he feigned not to notice the two strangers, and fell into discourse with the triumvirate of customers who were drinking at the counter. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I had scarcely recovered, and with feigned hilarity had brought back smiles into my little circle, when we saw Ryland approach. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

Edited by Clare