make-believe
Example Sentences
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But for now, he has embraced the broader, freer canvas of make-believe.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s an invitation to all of us: To put on our colanders, take up our kitchen implements and give ourselves over to make-believe.
From New York Times
Life downtown is navigating the dystopian and the make-believe, the frivolous and the consequential.
From Los Angeles Times
“The economic problems facing the nation are so severe, and we’re going to talk make-believe about ‘building new cities’?”
From Washington Post
In the Hollywood world of make-believe all that glitters is not gold.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.