HOAX in a Sentence

Learn HOAX from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for HOAX, such as:

1. The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
2. This is an official affidavit from the court and it is saying that the whole thing was a hoax.
3. I suspect a hoax is intended, but the instigators of it little knew whom they had to deal with.

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 Meanings and Examples of HOAX
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
hoax
 n.  act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
Classic Sentence:
1  I suspect a hoax is intended, but the instigators of it little knew whom they had to deal with.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit.
2  I stood for a few minutes with my heart in my boots, wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax or not, when up came a man and addressed me.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. The Adventure of The Stockbroker's Clerk
Example Sentence:
1  Mr. Troyer said later that some of the search had been in response to a hoax - a man called the police and falsely said he was the gunman.
2  This is an official affidavit from the court and it is saying that the whole thing was a hoax.
3  The fire - brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax.
4  The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
5  A flat-earther who witnessed this week's SpaceX launch says it was a hoax – and that Elon Musk has been groomed to help fool people into thinking intergalactic travel is possible.