pretended

Example Sentences

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The vice president pretended to pivot from “a longer discussion” of the subject, but then he immediately started pontificating about the culture’s “desire” to classify “celestial beings who fly around “as aliens.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Emmanuel Fernandez pretended he did when scoring 11 minutes into extra time.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

She came in later, but I was in bed with my eyes closed and pretended to be asleep.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott