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make believe

How to use make believe in a sentence

Never mind the dust; I've turned it on to make believe we're going tremendously fast.

He left about a hundred of us here to make believe we 'uns ware goin' to attack Paris, so to give him time to git away.

They would pick them up and hold them in their hands and would then make believe they were Cave-men trapping reindeer in the snow.

THE LATER CAVE-MENKATHARINE ELIZABETH DOPP

Then the larger reindeer that had lost their antlers started off to make-believe higher lands.

THE LATER CAVE-MENKATHARINE ELIZABETH DOPP

Already poor Richard was very humble, his make-believe spirit all snuffed out.

"O, yes," said Rollo; and he immediately began to make believe eat, moving his hands as if he had a knife and fork in them.

Your little lot make believe there won't be anything of the sort after this Parliament!

THE NEW MACHIAVELLIHERBERT GEORGE WELLS

Don't you know the funny little old song about 'Molly Make-Believe'?

MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVEELEANOR HALLOWELL ABBOTT

He wanted to fool the natives, you see, and make believe he was going to be good and gentle.

The word has too often been profaned, and the sentiment too often a make-believe.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985