pretend
Example Sentences
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“Although I got less bearish as we declined in the war’s wake, I won’t pretend I wasn’t still leaning short.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Two people have been arrested in connection with a BBC undercover investigation into immigration advisers helping some asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
We live in a media world where “best of” lists abound, and can be taken to extremes—Rolling Stone can publish “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and pretend it has some curatorial significance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
I’m about to brush it off, pretend it’s no big deal like I’ve been doing with Mum and Dad for the last few weeks.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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