Sentence examples for been able to pretend from inspiring English sources

"He's been able to pretend that things are going well, and this shows that they are not.

Somehow I had been able to pretend to myself for some of my adult life, that I was not in fact a big ole' baby.

It's gratifying to be able to pretend for a short time".

Kevin picks it up quickly, thinking that they may be able to pretend nothing happened at all.

It was impossible to perform the experiment on people actually suffering from hysterical paralysis, since they would not be able to pretend they were malingering.

Political pundits may be able to pretend that they are angry every week, but most people get really fired up about only a few things.

Ceasefire and Camp David followed, with Israel ceding Sinai back, and the Egyptians were able to pretend that they had won the war and overturned decades of Arab humiliation.

"My father is able to pretend not to like a picture as much as he does, in order to get a better price," David said one day.

By doing that, it was able to pretend that the shares it had agreed to buy were still outstanding, and to keep its capital ratios up.

Businesses holding out for less ambition will no longer be able to take cover in a big tent, no longer be able to pretend to be part of the solution when their choices belie this.

We won't be able to pretend this is spontaneous but we want it to be seen we are co-ordinating an MPs effort rather than driving it from here.