feign sleep

Frequency: 5.57.0 per million words

To pretend to be asleep.

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Examples (10)

  • The child decided to feign sleep when her parents checked on her.
  • He would often feign sleep to avoid morning chores.
  • She learned to feign sleep during boring meetings.
  • The prisoner attempted to feign sleep during the inspection.
  • It's difficult to feign sleep when you're genuinely excited.
  • The cat seemed to feign sleep while watching the birds.
  • Students sometimes feign sleep to avoid being called upon.
  • The actor had to feign sleep convincingly for the scene.
  • She would feign sleep whenever her roommate brought friends over.
  • The guard continued to feign sleep while monitoring the situation.