pretend

Example Sentences

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He recalled donning tuxedos and carrying toy guns pretending to be James Bond on a European yacht vacation and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon during an East African safari.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are not even going to pretend that we are trying to figure it out,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska, said.

From Salon

“The Fitzmaurices had taught me that in order to survive, you had to pretend more and care less,” he recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He manages to explain the dangers to the public without causing panic,” but also without pretending “things are lovely and nice.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I let the mint begin to melt while trying to pretend it’s a gateway to a dream state.

From Los Angeles Times