Sentence examples for made believe from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "made believe" is not grammatically correct in written English.
The correct form would be "made-believe" or "make believe," depending on the context in which it is used. The phrase "made-believe" is typically used as an adjective to describe something that is imaginary or fictional. For example, "The children had a great time playing in their made-believe world." The phrase "make believe" can be used as a verb to mean pretending or acting as if something is true, even though it is not. For example, "Let's make believe we are pirates and go on a treasure hunt."

Idiom

To make believe.

To pretend.

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Flying over the furniture, I made believe I was inside Yankee Stadium watching the game.

The New York Times

("He pretends he doesn't speak Persian," his longtime lawyer, Christian Bourguet, says. "He was interviewed by Iranian journalists and made believe he didn't understand").

The New York Times - Magazine

For a long time she made believe that my father was running it, but we all knew it was she, in the background.

The New York Times

One guy leaped onto Georgio when the D.J. played the Beach Boys' "I Get Around" and made believe he was on a surfboard.

The New York Times

So I just made believe I was someone else -- someone patient -- and, cradling the rod in my folded arms, I took pleasure in the rare opportunity to watch a very big trout at pretty close range, eating.

The New York Times - Sports

The New Yorker, August 26 , 1933P. 13 Tells about his brother Roy who woke up one night when he had a fever, and made believe he was in delirium.

The New Yorker

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Movie violence is make believe.

The New York Times - Magazine

"Get dressed to make believe".

The New York Times - Books

We can make believe.

The New York Times

I make believe on a professional basis.

The New York Times - Books

It wasn't make believe.

The Guardian - TV & Radio

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