pretending
Example Sentences
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Though the Americans were pretending to be “good tourists,” in the phrase favored by the Soviet authorities, their purposes were deeper and, from the Kremlin’s point of view, not good at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Then we’re supposed to keep pretending we’re in la-la land and everything’s gonna be great. And I just don’t think that’s realistic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Former Prime Minister Lord Cameron also exchanged some text messages with the impersonator pretending to be Poroshenko, who was president of Ukraine between 2014 and 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday confirmed he had exchanged messages with someone pretending to be US President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I considered pretending that I still attended, but what was the point?
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
