pretend
Example Sentences
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‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: My husband and I pretend we’re strapped for cash in front of friends.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
But regardless of the private enforceability issue, the court clearly wants everyone to shut up and pretend that Callais is business as usual.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Maslany: My instinct is to curl into a ball and pretend it never happened.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“I’m not going to pretend like children don’t live here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“You’ve seen what’s going on. It’s worse than ever before, and we can’t just close our eyes and pretend it’s all going to sort itself out!”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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