Sentence examples for I only pretended from inspiring English sources

"We spawned once, but I only pretended to die".

I told Mabel that I was writing it on the first list, but in fact I only pretended to.

It wasn't long before I only pretended to go to lessons, preferring to hide in the shed behind the house.

Babysitters put on The Exorcist in the living room, and I only pretended to go to sleep, then sat cross-legged on the second floor, head thrust between the banister rails, intent on learning what happens when a demon possesses a little girl.

"A lot of them I only pretend to watch over".

I only pretend to be your friend when I'm presenting this programme!

(An a-ha moment when they ask: Am I only pretending to care about her for selfish reasons, or do I truly care about her feelings?).

I'm only pretending that I want duck/chocolate/cold soup at eight in the morning because that's when it's good to film.

Even though I'm only pretending to mean these words, I do seriously hope that you can take good care of yourself and your body.

Hiking up my red silk trouser skirts as I mince forward, I squint without my glasses — a modern touch that would betray the fact that I'm only pretending to be a noblewoman straight from "The Tale of Genji".

I encountered people that only pretended to be interested, that ignored me, and others that were just flat out rude.