make believe

Example Sentences

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Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

It was Hollywood make believe, a phony fire created for the filming of a movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

“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

From a young age he wanted to dress up and make up and make believe, including as a mermaid, and wondered if he was a girl.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

And, under it all, and this made it hard for him, he did not want to make believe that it was solved, make believe that he was happy when he was not.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright