pretend
Example Sentences
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Silicon Valley’s startup model encourages “a fake it until you make it” strategy: Pretend to be successful to attract the coders, venture capitalists and customers that bring actual success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Mr Zhou came across the Pretend To Work Company while browsing social media site Xiaohongshu.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
Pretend you're an "Islander" with this new release from Kraft.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024
Pretend that I didn’t know the facts, because they challenged the narrative about who we were, and how my hubris had contributed to it.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024
“No, it’s cool. Just greet the dog. Pretend I’m not here.”
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing pretend
"Eleven"
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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