7 example sentences using hoax.
Hoax used in a sentence
Hoax in a sentence as a noun
Um, please read the entire previous thread before dismissing this as a hoax.
The war on terror is a giant hoax, more people are killed every year choking on peanut butter.
Hm. I tried to be careful when I used the word "hoax"; for instance, I described it elsewhere as an "inadvertent hoax".
It's like saying "of course the moon landing is/isn't a hoax, I don't think anyone sane ever thought otherwise considering the circumstances...".It says nothing.
Hoax in a sentence as a verb
The paradox is that a man of willpower and clarity that can put effort into cleaning up his act can break into the side of the selected and score plenty of vj. Once you understand that, you can see modern-day feminism for the hoax that it is.
I understand why people are calling 'hoax' on it, but it is really possible, especially given that area of Morocco has an average temp of about 18C according to the internet.
I'm not sure about this, but is it possible for something attributed to Anonymous to be a "hoax"?Since I thought Anonymous supposed to represent whoever calls themselves Anonymous, I didn't think there was a way for someone to "fake" that: by publishing this as Anonymous, they now are Anonymous?
Hoax definitions
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
See also: fraud fraudulence dupery humbug put-on
subject to a playful hoax or joke