playacting
Example Sentences
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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 after she introduced “Teenage Dream” with her tale of turning 21, giant video screens flickered to life with clips of a kindergarten-age Rodrigo playacting the showbiz finesse to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 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
