Sentence examples for having pretended from inspiring English sources

Having pretended to support Labour's spending levels, they responded to the crash by returning to their comfort zone, advocating a smaller state and a programme of austerity.

He should have pretended.

He could have pretended.

Could I have pretended to have written that skit myself?

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

Would he have pretended to be selling candy bars for some high-school trip?

He would not have pretended to offer his books as either reparation or apology.

Just another Brotherhood candidate, even though he had pretended to leave them.

Already, imitation commenters have pretended to be well-known bloggers from other Web sites.

This was not an issue of free speech as Scott had "pretended", Kelly said.

Until then, the movie has pretended to be a romantic idyll.