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Discover LudwigThe phrase "always pretending" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a consistent behavior of feigning or acting in a certain way, often in a context where someone is not being genuine.
Example: "She is always pretending to be happy, even when she feels sad inside."
Alternatives: "constantly faking" or "perpetually acting".
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It was really tiring always pretending to be someone else.
It's a refreshingly earnest hit of culture in a place that's always pretending to be something else.
But then again, they and the characters they play are always pretending, and enjoying it as much as the audience enjoys pretending to care.
"Being Julia" may not make much psychological or dramatic sense, but Ms. Bening, pretending to be Julia (who is always pretending to be herself), is sensational.
In this Wodehousian world, crooks are always pretending to be British blue-bloods, but in a spirit of honest homage to how classy the Brits are fondly imagined to be.
Adapted from Judy Schachner's picture book of the same title (she's written and illustrated an entire series about her hero's trans-species exploits), "Skippyjon Jones" follows her story closely: Skippyjon (Austen Nash Boone), always pretending to be something else, decides that his big ears and head are more Chihuahualike than Siamese.
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You can always pretend.
That was why she'd always pretended.
You know, Hollywood always pretends not to notice you.
We can always pretend it didn't happen.
It was a book that I'd always pretended to have read, but never actually had.
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