pretend
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“I’m not going to pretend like children don’t live here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Judges don’t need to just pretend to be unaware of basic facts about the world.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Why not pretend to dine in a medieval castle in Miracle Mile or look for trolls on a fern-filled hike in Griffith Park?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Like maybe we might talk, or I might say hey back, that we might pretend we never fought and go eat lunch together.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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