Sentence examples for initially pretended to from inspiring English sources

The attack prompted widespread anger after police said hooded youths initially pretended to help Mr Rossli before going through his rucksack, stealing his mobile phone and wallet, in Barking, east London, on Monday night.

Though Costello had started his career by masquerading as a punk, in the same way the Police initially pretended to be less than stellar musicians, out of fear of alienating unforgiving crowds that mistook primitivism for authenticity, his songs were far too sophisticated to fit into the punk canon.

At least three people say Beam initially pretended to be someone other than Jason Beam from DeArthur, and others say he asked for more money (check only, please) to complete orders.

Latha confesses to a dejected Gopal that though she initially pretended to love him, his good nature impressed her and she truly loves him; she promises that she will wait for him till he returns after completing his jail term.

Vigalondo shoots it like a charming Fox Searchlight indie about a woman rediscovering herself and while it's fun to see this cosey first act make a hard left into b-movie territory, it's also difficult not to find the characters and interplay just as cloying and familiar as they are in the film it's initially pretending to ape.

However, Toyah comes across Neil Flynn Tim Dantayy), who initially pretends to be her father and abducts her.

Padayappa discovers that Chandru really did fall in love with Anitha, even though he was only initially pretending to do so, on Neelambari's orders.

Ettel, who initially claimed that she had only pretended to call the police, apologized and told the "Today" show that her actions weren't racially motivated.

He compared "orientals" to dogs and asked a woman if she wanted to get raped in Iran, after getting into an altercation with her that he initially pretended did not happen, at a Leafs game.

Russia initially denied that similar tactics were used in Crimea, where Russian soldiers removed their badges and pretended to be Crimean paramilitaries.

When "And the Band Played On" came out, he was attacked for charging that gay groups initially pretended that AIDS did not exist.