pretended

Example Sentences

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It’s that it apparently knowingly produced fake results and falsely pretended they were real and accurate.

From MarketWatch

Desperate to quieten Wolf, Torak pretended to spot some distant prey, by standing very still and staring intently.

From Literature

He pretended to throw a boa across his neck.

From Literature

They were what “so many Germans pretended to have been after the war: unpolitisch, ‘apolitical.’”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s just—everyone disappeared when my dad got sick, or they pretended nothing was happening. And you . . .” He meets my eyes for a split second, then looks back down.

From Literature