playacting

Example Sentences

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What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Between 2018 and 2021, McIndoe, now 25, went from state to state, playacting the role of radicalized cult leader pushing an absurd conspiracy theory—that, as he put it, “birds aren’t real.”

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

And Collette’s playacting of such a role becomes a source of tension throughout the book.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

When I asked friends if they talk to themselves, one described free-associating and playacting to prepare for high-stakes meetings.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

“Maybe you're a better thief than all the grown-up thieves in this city, but when Barbarossa sees you in your high heels With all your grown-up playacting, he’ll just laugh at you.”

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke