Used in a Sentence

bogus

How to use bogus in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bogus.

Editorial note

Because most, if not all, software patents are bogus.

Examples9
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bogus gathered in one view.

adjective

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bogus.

Example sentences

1

Because most, if not all, software patents are bogus.

2

It seems bogus points are being assigned to submissions and they are then being killed.

3

Chances are good you'll get a bogus value that measures activity instead, such as "lines of code.

4

Having the debate framed as 'Sal Khan is the future of education' and 'No, he isn't, teachers are' is bogus.

5

The parts he did himself, he had to wait months for a county inspector to come out and in some cases was repeatedly failed for bogus reasons.

6

If every small company stood up and said "no, we will not settle" then there would be far less incentive to pursue bogus infringement claims.

7

Back in the 1990's, Mark Newman and I were both working at Cornell and both of us were aware that the techniques physicists were using to evaluate power law distributions were bogus.

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How can we look down on governments that have kept their country in a bogus "state of emergency" for decades to restrict rights, when the US is kept in a state of emergency to restrict rights via the "Patriot" Act for over a decade?

9

Meaning I type in a bogus email, and a password, after the post the login form would come back with the email pre-populated of the user that the hash collision had happened on, I type in the password again, and I was logged in as said user.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bogus in a sentence?

Because most, if not all, software patents are bogus.

What does bogus mean?

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

What part of speech is bogus?

bogus is commonly used as adjective.