pretend
Example Sentences
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Pretend that I’m like any other player,’” Aquino says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
In April of this year he started to advertise Pretend To Work, and within a month all the workstations were full.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
Pretend DJ tables are just as commonly sold in toy aisles as construction trucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
Pretend you're an "Islander" with this new release from Kraft.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024
“We could play. Pretend we’re taking down zombies.”
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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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