play act
Example Sentences
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Several times, the kids play-act the old cartoonish “Tom Sawyer” game—in which the rascal tricks his buddies into doing his fence-painting chore—and the reference is apt.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018
They play-act traumatic scenarios, like getting a shot at the doctor’s office, in preparation for handling stressful situations in real life.
From The Verge • Dec. 22, 2017
CBS’ show—the most-watched sitcom in America—is also one of television’s most frustratingly retrograde, a bizarre play-act of caricatured “nerd” behaviors that, it often seems, exists for other people to laugh at.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2015
Presumably there is some debate in negotiation, but never mind: That rare bit of modesty is proof he has the capacity to play-act for effect.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2015
You'll notice, Master Gordon, I have something of the sentiment you Low-landers make such show of, or I play-act the thing very well.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
