Sentence examples for at first pretending from inspiring English sources

He had to fake it at first; pretending to know more than he did.

Most of them were a little embarrassed at first, pretending like they were just there to talk to me, but as we spoke their eyes darted around the boxes and bags in my driveway.

Having at first pretended to be on Gandalf's side, Saruman joins the forces of evil.

His wife Mary at first pretended it was an accident, but nobody bought that fairy tale.

WHEN the Kursk, a Russian submarine, sank in 2000, Vladimir Putin's government at first pretended the situation was not as awful as it seemed.

Mr. Sargent, reached at his home in Kennebunk, Me., at first pretended it was not him, but then promised to call back after considering the allegations.

When he was captured, Mr. Daqduq at first pretended to be deaf and unable to speak, a pose that American officials believe was intended to keep his accent from betraying his Lebanese origins.

In keeping with the milieu in Mr. Diesel's last film, "The Fast and the Furious," Xander and Yorgi at first pretend their area of common interest is fancy stolen cars.

My friend, experienced hunter and quail expert Lavoyger Durham, at first pretended he did not see the two birds fall.

(The rebooted Mayor, unlike his 1984 predecessor, never doubts that the ghosts are real or that the Ghostbusters are doing important work, although he at first pretends to reject them for political reasons).

While Dean at first pretends that he needs the knife to repay a gambling debt, he eventually reveals the truth.