Sentence examples for if we pretended from inspiring English sources

"He said, 'Why can't we say that the Australia Council is a sporting body?' If we pretended that it was there for the promotion of football and cricket, the government would give it even more money".

And if we pretended to be partners for the purposes of insurance, could this impact any potential claim?

What if we PRETENDED that caucuses don't count!

What if we PRETENDED that the nominee was determined by adding up the electoral college points of the states people won!" And it really is a good idea, because Mr. Ickes candidate has won the nomination by just about every non-existent standard one can think of.

As much as we do a disservice to girls and women--and, more recently, boys and men--if we pretend we're not living in the midst of a very real body-image crisis, we also do them a disservice if we hold our breath every time the topic of our corporeal selves is broached.

Radicalisation is not brainwashing and we cannot counter it if we pretend it is.

We will not marginalise it if we pretend it does not exist or is beneath challenge.

Still, it seems to evade the deep questions if we pretend hatred of oppression is instinctive among people we like.

And if we pretend otherwise, Mr Speaker, my judgment is that we only compound these problems," the immigration minister said.

Who are we trying to fool, if not ourselves, if we pretend that we need more photos to know what has been going on?

We kid ourselves and we're very disingenuous if we pretend that there isn't rampant prostitution now that is unsafe for which we get no tax revenue".