- present participle of pretend.
pretending
Example Sentences
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New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday confirmed he had exchanged messages with someone pretending to be US President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lord Cameron also exchanged some text messages with the impersonator pretending to be Poroshenko, who was president of Ukraine between 2014 and 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
There was joy in pretending this was a complete coincidence and not a highly probable event; these were all ladies with bangs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
That wasn’t the plan — no one in the Ramones, their management or their record company was pretending that commercial success wasn’t important to them.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jack nodded, pretending he understood any part of what she’d just said.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
