Sentence examples similar to a pretended feeling from inspiring English sources

"I can't pretend feelings I don't have," she says, being liberated enough not to want to be a geisha, but not enough to have any other occupation.

For hours, partygoers enjoyed the let's-pretend feeling of being in Arkansas without actually being in Arkansas.

During an hourlong discussion, Ms. DeWitt disclosed how she had been contemplating suicide, but she pretended those feelings had gone away.

Watching the students struggle with drills like the classic wall move -- when a mime pretends to be feeling his way along a wall -- opening a door or doing an angry walk, happy saunter or a hurry-to-catch-a-bus walk illustrates how hard it is to translate everyday motions into silent performance without them looking forced and mechanical.

Don't try to pretend without feeling it.

I pretended that my feelings weren't hurt.

A man in that position might well pretend to be feeling a little bit cooler than he actually was — especially in a situation where pretending to be cool was a big part of the whole enterprise.

The novel dealt with what it means to be human, exploring how faking an emotion long enough can actually develop into real feelings, much like in the episode where two shapeshifters first pretended but then developed feelings for their victims' families.

"I find our obsession with class to be absurd," he told me now, then observed, smiling, "I have a right to these feelings, because I have pretended to be a gentleman for so long".

But in politics you have to interact with a wide range of people and at least pretend you're feeling their pain.

Too polite to reveal our true feelings we instead resort to putting on a pretend smile – gift face.