1
: a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)
2
charades plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
3
: an empty or deceptive act or pretense
his concern was a charade
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Examples of charade in a Sentence
We've grown tired of your charades.
put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
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Coughlan's post also included a video of the Bridgerton wedding ceremony set and a video of the cast playing charades, as their characters do on the season.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Ordinary Gazans could thus gain some humanitarian relief and, if all sides accepted the charade, a degree of stability.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
Their spicy fake date quickly turns into a hot and heavy long-distance affair, forcing the pair to decide whether their one-time charade could actually be something more.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
While this torch-to-torch relay has emerged as an enduring symbolic and theatrical charade, the tradition didn’t originate in ancient Olympia.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Ordinary Gazans could thus gain some humanitarian relief and, if all sides accepted the charade, a degree of stability.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
Their spicy fake date quickly turns into a hot and heavy long-distance affair, forcing the pair to decide whether their one-time charade could actually be something more.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
While this torch-to-torch relay has emerged as an enduring symbolic and theatrical charade, the tradition didn’t originate in ancient Olympia.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for charade
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charade. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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charade
noun
cha·rade
shə-ˈrād 
1
plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
2
: an act that is meaningless or is meant to deceive
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