Sentence examples for has pretended that from inspiring English sources

"has pretended that" is a perfectly valid and grammatically correct phrase in written English.
It is used to indicate that someone has made an untrue claim or assumption about something. For example, "He has pretended that he was an expert in the field, but in reality he had no idea what he was talking about."

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FOR several years Argentina's government has pretended that inflation is between a half and a third of its true rate.

No one has pretended that his affair had any relevance to his ability to do his job.

Both Romney and his party are on the record in favor of cuts to social security, but Obama from the first debate has pretended that there is no difference on this issue.

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We've pretended that the structural problems are personal problems.

They've pretended that it's a subject incapable of resolution.

For at least 30 years, British governments have pretended that this project mattered much more for economics than for politics.

The delegates applauded; but earlier at the town hall no one had pretended that that equation was simple.

The truth is, there are at least two sides to Saudi Arabia, but we've pretended that there's only one.

At the very least Johnson should not have pretended that he planned to do the opposite of what he has actually done.

Her marriage had been in trouble for years, but, to protect her two young sons, she had pretended that nothing was amiss.

A month after they began dating, Mr. Portnoy admitted to Ms. Wilson that he had pretended that they had the same train stop.

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