make believe
Example Sentences
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“To share a space with your imagination is sacred — breathing the same air in the land of make believe and trusting that each others’ hearts are safe in their expression.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
“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
There’s no time to develop characters’ nuance and mood: It’s the difference between acting and playing make believe.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Every time I'd get to the end of a block I'd make believe I was talking to my brother Allie.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
