pretending
Example Sentences
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A fraudster can try to cultivate a financial or romantic relationship by pretending to be someone else.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Gwen Herndon submitted a complaint/concern form, writing “there is a federal investigation surrounding a man pretending to be a 49ers player.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
No one is pretending it's just what Farage tried to joke was a "little, local difficulty".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The military has also historically understood something Hegseth apparently does not: Morale does not come from pretending everything is fine.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
“The Forest Olympics, Turkey Vulture called it. After that, he had us whittle spears, which was cool until Steve sat on mine and broke it. And Scorpion kept pretending that I was the deer-hide target.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
