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
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
For a time-traveler drill, professors had to pretend to be from the past and a partner had two minutes to explain what a cellphone was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: My husband and I pretend we’re strapped for cash in front of friends.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“Anything slightly paranormal. And right now it’s the Spirit of the Sea. If they try to rope you into talking about it, pretend you have to go to the bathroom. That usually works.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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