pretend
Example Sentences
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Kimmel, who has headlined that event before, staged a pretend roast during his Thursday night broadcast that featured spliced-in footage of Melania Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President Vance and others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Kirby told his team to pretend he’s on the plane and demanding information—and then give passengers that information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
He and Lindsay pretend to be a happily married couple.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has found.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“I wanted to pretend nothing had happened, and I didn’t want to believe what I’d done could haunt the business or our reputation.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing pretend
"Eleven"
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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