pretended

Example Sentences

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The vice president pretended to pivot from “a longer discussion” of the subject, but then he immediately started pontificating about the culture’s “desire” to classify “celestial beings who fly around “as aliens.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Reflecting on his time at the station, Mills told Newsbeat his success and longevity as a DJ had been down to having "pretended to be on in my bedroom from the age of six".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s that it apparently knowingly produced fake results and falsely pretended they were real and accurate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The really crazy thing is that anyone ever pretended you could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

She stuck her nose down near the seat of the chair I was sitting in and pretended to take a big sniff.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff