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.
Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.
During at least 13 voyages, the three tankers pretended to be sailing west of Japan.
From Seattle Times
“They pretended they were sending me a piece to review,” Mr. Manning said.
From Washington Times
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