Used in a Sentence

phoney

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

Editorial note

That's why real sites can't just get phoney "unlimited bandwidth for $20/month".

Examples10
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

adjective

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for phoney.

Example sentences

1

That's why real sites can't just get phoney "unlimited bandwidth for $20/month".

2

Which is one more reason he doesn't want to have lunch with them - because he would be pressured into being a phoney.

3

They're high value, cheap to post, and can easily be swapped with phoney/broken identical devices.

4

I can write an article about all this Silicon Valley phoney and we can all have a laugh about it tomorrow!

5

People who don't care enough to learn about something find that they do not undertand it, conclude that it must be phoney or fake or for snobs.

6

What kinds of questions would you expect to be asked for an interviewer to distinguish you from someone who looks good "on paper" but is a big phoney?

7

We're not scrapping the insurance market because of the schemes that go on between doctors, lawyers & individuals looking to make a buck through phoney claims.

8

Once you've stopped worrying about phoney percentages, you can afford a lot more false starts in the huge addressable market than with a misjudged niche product.

9

It's far from impossible that a serious, concerted attack on western Germany in the 1939-1940 'phoney war' period could have had enough success to significantly alter the course of the war and turn it significantly into a land war in western Germany for much of the period.

10

I haven't seen the new moto phone anywhere myself or heard it make any news other than Verge type site reviews, so what does "fairly" successful mean?Nokia isn't making anything amazing these days, i suppose they are making the phone with the highest megapixels and phoney ads pretending it was shot on the phone.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use phoney in a sentence?

That's why real sites can't just get phoney "unlimited bandwidth for $20/month".

What does phoney mean?

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

What part of speech is phoney?

phoney is commonly used as noun, adjective.