make-believe
Example Sentences
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There is, of course, show business, an industry that values make-believe and vanity and couldn’t possibly exist anywhere else.
From Los Angeles Times
Miss Mortimer was charmed by their talent for make-believe and praised them for the fine condition of their imaginations.
From Literature
Thus, in time, serious scientists would be playing make-believe—disguising themselves in fuzzy-furry giant panda costumes.
From Literature
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.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
