pretended

Example Sentences

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Judge Williams said Villafane charmed his partner and pretended to be caring and generous.

From BBC

He said he realized he needed to quit when he pretended he needed to use the bathroom while he was hanging out with friends so he could return to his chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under it, foreign businesses pretended to own shares in Danish companies and claimed tax refunds for which they were not eligible.

From Seattle Times

Carlson, before he was fired, pretended Teixeira leaked documents as some kind of "expose" of government wrongdoing, though there's no actual government wrongdoing uncovered in the leaks.

From Salon