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shams Meaning
shams
to act intentionally so as to give a false impression, an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine, a trick that deludes, being a treatment or procedure that is performed as a control and that is similar to but omits a key therapeutic element of the treatment or procedure under investigation, an imitation or counterfeit giving the impression of being real, something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine, cheap falseness, not real, not genuine, a trick that deceives, something resembling an article of personal or household linen and used in place of or over it, having such poor quality as to seem false, to go through the external motions necessary to counterfeit, an ornamental covering for a pillow, a person who shams, to act in a deceiving way
shams Sentence Examples
- The politician's deceptive promises were nothing but shams to gain votes.
- The counterfeit jewelry was such a sham that it fooled even expert appraisers.
- His supposed illness was a sham to avoid work and responsibility.
- The seemingly perfect marriage was a sham, hiding a tumultuous relationship beneath the surface.
- The lottery winner's sudden wealth turned out to be a sham when the winning ticket was proven to be forged.
- The company's claim to be eco-friendly was a sham, as its operations were found to be severely polluting.
- The "miraculous" cure for cancer was exposed as a sham, preying on desperate patients.
- Don't fall for their shams; they're just trying to trick you into believing something that isn't true.
- The athlete's record-breaking performance was a sham, achieved through the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
- The entire trial was a sham, with fabricated evidence and biased witnesses.
FAQs About the word shams
to act intentionally so as to give a false impression, an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine, a trick that deludes, being a treatment or procedur
caricatures,parodies, jokes, mockeries,farces, hoaxes, simulations, pretences, pretenses, cartoons
tributes,homages,
The politician's deceptive promises were nothing but shams to gain votes.
The counterfeit jewelry was such a sham that it fooled even expert appraisers.
His supposed illness was a sham to avoid work and responsibility.
The seemingly perfect marriage was a sham, hiding a tumultuous relationship beneath the surface.
