made believe
Example Sentences
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They did it for hundreds of years, and then they made believe it never happened.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2017
They were shocked, so much that they indulged in sheer denial and made believe it wasn’t happening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2016
From that moment on, every time the floorwalker half turned his back John made believe he was throwing popcorn into the monkey cage, and I thought that man was going to go insane.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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I told her I dint know it took so long but I wantid to lern anyway because I made believe a lot of times.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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I made believe I wanted to look at a new Chevy going by so she couldn’t see my eyes.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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