playacting
Example Sentences
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What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
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
And Collette’s playacting of such a role becomes a source of tension throughout the book.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 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
In all her weary playacting, she had forgotten about ordering these things, but their arrival reminded her to get “back in character,” so to speak.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
