pretend
Example Sentences
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He films himself lip-syncing and pretending to play an electronic keyboard, then edits the final video with game footage and transitions.
A lot of people get crafty at Christmas, including kids who pretend they’ve been good all year.
Cardi B, “Bodega Baddie” I am tired of celebrities pretending that they go to the bodega for street cred: “if you know, you know.”
From Los Angeles Times
There is no more avoiding, no more pretending.
From Salon
They’re up against a wall of their own making, and are pretending that they have something better.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
