pretend
Example Sentences
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A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has found.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“It would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn’t change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas. It does,” said Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
We heard from several asylum seekers who said they'd been encouraged by advisers they were paying to bring their claim to visit a GP and pretend they were depressed.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“It would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn’t change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas. It does.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Sing and pretend to be happy until she took the road to Galway.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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