make-believe

Example Sentences

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Though only about seven minutes, each core “Bluey” episode unfolds patiently, often centered on make-believe, wonder and childlike ingenuity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

I understood from the start that acting was make-believe and that it put food on the table and shoes on our feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Even younger infants show early signs of understanding make-believe.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

I wait in the strange darkness of my make-believe yard, listening for the silence that will allow me to escape to where I belong.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na