pretended

Example Sentences

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Our translator rang the number and pretended to be a would-be migrant who had the money to fly his whole family to the UK.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Not only has he not come up with a plan, he has pretended we don’t need one,” said Patrick Murphy, a professor of public affairs at the University of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

In response to the criticism, Patel has pretended that his detractors are just jealous of his girlfriend.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I pretended to be a perfectly normal robot.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown