pretending
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s bad news when even the economists have quit pretending that everything will be fine.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
He also singled out Anthropic’s Amodei, who he claimed is pretending to be a “perfect little angel,” and ruled out additional AI regulations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
No one is pretending it's just what Farage tried to joke was a "little, local difficulty".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
When audiences think of acting, they think of actors pretending, like you’re putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Incorrigibles had personal experience being covered by bedsheets while pretending to be ghosties, so it was all one big man-in-the-moon costume to them.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
