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
Because if someone tells you you’re a moron over and over, even if it’s just make believe, it gets under your skin.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023
When there’s no distance between the stage and the house, cast and guest, and make believe and reality, we all become actors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
“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
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
