Sentence examples for allowed to pretend from inspiring English sources

At the dawn of a new school year, you were allowed to pretend that you were not yourself.

Otherwise, the state will be allowed to pretend to satisfy his right to be heard while callously denying it.

Given the stakes, why should districts be allowed to pretend that nearly all their teachers are similarly successful?

And both players can be on the same side, as the black pieces are allowed to pretend they're white".

That doesn't mean — and the G.O.P. cannot be allowed to pretend that it means — that the Party doesn't have choices.

Those who really do struggle – the hill farmers – are allowed to pretend that they make their living by selling sheep.

But, VICE has all the no-neck sports blues covered, so you're allowed to still pretend you're normal.

This allowed Mr Salmond to politely dismiss the intervention as "technocratic", a description that suited both men well since it allowed both to pretend it had nothing to do with a referendum campaign, which one recent poll has suggested might be closer than has been assumed.

She was selling serious amounts of coke and allowed me to pretend I was her partner.

Company boards were happy to offer options since accounting rules allowed them to pretend they had no cost.

It magnified France's unabashed pursuit of its national interests and allowed Germany to pretend it did not have any.