Sentence examples for both pretend from inspiring English sources
The blockers and blocked can both pretend nothing is going on.
She asks how I am, tells me I smell nice, gives good warm, inconsequential chit-chat while we both pretend to ignore how nerve-racking it all is.
Both pretend that they are offering an 'insight' into the lives of those caught in the so-called 'benefit trap' or who are struggling to make ends meet, by hook or by crack.
We both pretend this isn't happening.
Soph, how about we both pretend that Mom's tears today are just of happiness?
The British establishment long-ago made a deal with rock and roll – they would both pretend they weren't walking hand-in-hand through life; one would "rebel", the other would, occasionally "supress" and it'd all end up in OBEs.
Realize we're both pretending.
So they'd lie together both pretending.
We both pretended we hadn't seen each other, because I hadn't told my parents.
Holding hands is one of the weirdest things you can do with a stranger, but we both pretended it was totally normal.
When Syrians came this way a month or two ago, Greece and Macedonia both pretended that their passage could be prevented or ignored.
