pretending

Example Sentences

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“People love to manufacture the drama of pretending that I’m claiming it,” Parsons says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

At some point, we must stop pretending not to see what is plainly happening.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Every week, Neeta Bhojwani spends hours binge-watching dramas about wealthy men pretending to be poor and angry ghosts out for revenge.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Fox was also reported dead in 2008 by a website pretending to be Yahoo News.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the boys wrapped blankets ’round themselves as dresses and tiptoed here and there, speaking in high voices and pretending to be Swanburne girls.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood