pretend
Example Sentences
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It’s tricky, because they pretend to be limiting themselves with this rigid textualism.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Related: ‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: My husband and I pretend we’re strapped for cash in front of friends.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Others may just pick one of 11 nations with red home kits, squint their eyes and try and pretend it's actually Harry Wilson scoring rather than Switzerland.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
At one point he stuck out his hand to pretend he held the distant band shell in his cupped palm.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Even though I was learning that this was just a facade she put on and took off like a well-worn coat, it was comforting to pretend she had everything under control.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing pretend
"Eleven"
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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