playacting

Example Sentences

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Between 2018 and 2021, McIndoe, now 25, went from state to state, playacting the role of radicalized cult leader pushing an absurd conspiracy theory—that, as he put it, “birds aren’t real.”

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

Within “Housekeeping’s” restless, naturalistic aesthetic, Stolevski crafts complex and poignant images, contrasting the playacting the couple is forced to do with their searing gazes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

What we need is a stable raft, not messy playacting.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

When I asked friends if they talk to themselves, one described free-associating and playacting to prepare for high-stakes meetings.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

I can’t believe we have to keep playacting until I graduate.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson