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
From a young age he wanted to dress up and make up and make believe, including as a mermaid, and wondered if he was a girl.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022
Occasionally, he would rest an elbow purposely on the edge of the table, and make believe he didn’t notice some child who had slipped out of a chair and was tiptoeing toward him.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
