Sentence examples for given up pretending from inspiring English sources

Given up pretending we don't want to try one.

It may be a good car and even British built, yet the Mini has long given up pretending to be a small car.

A few examples, taken from recent posts by my Facebook friends: "X has given up pretending he's 25 47 is a grand age if you can take the pace".

The sexy intern has given up pretending to do work too, and they've come to have their four-shot instant "latte" suspiciously close to you.

But we were, of course, living in the post-9/11 United States, in an era in which the government seems to have given up pretending that it has to obey the law when it comes to anything that falls under the category of "national security".

"We were obviously very different people, but the first living experience away from home, you get a close bond with the people you live with," adds Cameron, who's now working for an asset management firm, a job I have long since given up pretending to understand, to both of our relief.

An over-eager smile dies on Ayeh's face as he gives up pretending to see a joke.

Until in 1995, after someone called Will Carling farted, "rugby union gave up pretending to be an amateur sport and embraced its newfound professionalism".

At some point you'll stop moping, give up pretending to work and head to the communal kitchen and – what's this?

Things only go downhill from there, such as when Amanda totally gives up pretending she doesn't know everything that should happen to these people who think they're leading a normal, non-fictional life, and starts saying insane things to people like, "The funny thing is, you're actually going to marry Elizabeth Bennet, but she's not here".

He has all but given up even pretending to be a hands-on mayor.