pretend

I pretend my chronic social media use is “for work,” and to some extent that’s true.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

"I can't stand behind that, and I won't pretend otherwise," the councillor said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

I still can’t pretend the two numbers don’t exist.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“That should only take a minute and he’s on his way. We don’t need to pretend we give a shit about each other.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But sometimes, while playing house, Sam would have an urge to race around with the pretend dinner in its plastic dish, and bomb the animals instead of feeding them nicely.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

A 2016 video of Pulido has generated controversy, in which he pretends to urinate on Trump's star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, it muddies the waters and pretends to be deep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fearing that the surprise visitor might be a “dangle”—someone who pretends to switch sides to gain a foothold in the enemy camp—his hosts were wary at first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Under the blazing Vegas sun, giant billboards advertise "Live Enhanced" as the baritone voice of a sports announcer pretends to introduce British swimmer Ben Proud and other athletes.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

While he pretends to work, I watch the theater's heavy door.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

He slipped on the back steps last winter, and we both pretended it didn’t scare us, but he could have just as easily slipped on another stairwell.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Then he headed back to barracks, where he sat with the surviving troops and pretended he had suffered a concussion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Holmes is the former billionaire CEO of Theranos who pretended she’d built a revolutionary blood testing machine to squeeze investors for a few dollars more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

These were that Simpson, from Aberdeen, pretended to employees he was a medical student authorised to be in ARI.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And I pretended I didn’t see her wipe a tear away from her eye as she passed me the plates.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Fielder is left wondering whether she’s genuinely unaware of the deal Evans negotiated or merely pretending not to know.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Just quit pretending they are a separate bet from oil, and ask your portfolio three questions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

He said as his following has grown on social media, so have the fake accounts pretending to be him.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Incorrigibles had personal experience being covered by bedsheets while pretending to be ghosties, so it was all one big man-in-the-moon costume to them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood