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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The experimenter pretended to pour juice into both cups, then acted out dumping the juice from one cup, shaking it to show it was empty.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

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 • Feb. 5, 2026

Does that mean your sister was someone who pretended to be a whatnot, too?”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix