pretended

Example Sentences

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They say the smugglers pretended they were entering Gaza as part of their military duties, misleading Israeli soldiers on the border crossing points.

From BBC

Bat didn’t feel like talking to Mrs. Martinez, so he pretended he didn’t see her and slid to the far side of the hallway as he passed.

From Literature

We all pretended that we didn’t hear her and dove beneath the surface.

From Literature

They have crooned to covers of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, danced in the style of K-pop stars and pretended to have beef with other boy bands—and Katy Perry, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coal pretended to have made the team and went to every practice, but instead he took his sketch pad out and started drawing on the side of the field.

From Literature