make believe
Example Sentences
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Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
It was Hollywood make believe, a phony fire created for the filming of a movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
“And just make believe and playing. And then on a personal level, I think I learned how to be myself … that everyone would accept me for who I was.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023
Yet the formal pressure isn’t enough to justify the cloudless make believe.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2021
Only the gorilla started to make these terrifying noises, and John started to make believe he was a monkey and began screaming back at the gorilla.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
