make-believe

Miss Mortimer was charmed by their talent for make-believe and praised them for the fine condition of their imaginations.

Thus, in time, serious scientists would be playing make-believe—disguising themselves in fuzzy-furry giant panda costumes.

Rousseau’s make-believe world, beautifully abundant, unfolds like a series of enchanting though dramatic dioramas in the last gallery.

If Linda Klein really thinks about it, her Hollywood ambitions took root when she was 6, playing make-believe in her big brass bed: “I was wanting to be on TV ... so dreams do come true.”

I’m not brave enough to say it to his face, so I’ll say it in a make-believe breakup scene.