Sentence examples for necessary to pretend from inspiring English sources
Even conservative politicians used to find it necessary to pretend that they cared about the poor.
Six months ago, few people outside the music industry had heard of her; six months from now, it will be necessary to pretend that you've known about Missy Elliott for years.
These worthy purveyors of Capitol-corridor realism believe -- or find it quite necessary to pretend -- that President Obama's critics on the left expect him to vanquish his political enemies and the country's economic crisis with a Great Oration.
Surely, people can in good faith disagree about whether the individual responsibility provision is necessary to make the Affordable Care Act work, but it isn't productive to pretend the Necessary and Proper Clause doesn't exist and just march out a parade of horribles intended to scare people.
The violence looked patently pretend, but precise fight choreography wasn't necessary to make the scene upsetting.
Later, on the way to the car, they had got into a tiff when he said that it wasn't necessary for her to pretend that everything was fine, that he liked women who spoke honestly.
A better message: In Britain, it is necessary for you to pretend to marvel at British eccentricity.
When Mr. Herbert's bill becomes law it no longer will be necessary to commit adultery or to pretend to in order to manage a divorce.
