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
After Paps leaves with no plans to return, the boys play-act as their parents, roleplaying their reunion over the phone.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2018
This seems a natural fate for the Morries of this world, men who play-act the tough guy and get in over their heads.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 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
"I am merely vexed that you should play-act to me, and to Bezobiedoff, and to yourself."
From Youth by Hogarth, C. J.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
