make believe
Example Sentences
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“To share a space with your imagination is sacred — breathing the same air in the land of make believe and trusting that each others’ hearts are safe in their expression.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
“I’m begging you, Michael, I’m begging you, try to make believe this is not just madness, because this is not just madness,” the voice pleads, pitch modulating and then oscillating through steadiness to vexation.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“And just make believe and playing. And then on a personal level, I think I learned how to be myself … that everyone would accept me for who I was.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023
I brushed past Blanca to make believe I was going to get something from the fridge.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
