Sentence examples for pretend from from inspiring English sources

It is too easy to claim that they can be transcended with the wave of a charming wand, in the same way that it is a piece of cake for Ukip to pretend from the sidelines that the UK can be independent in an interdependent world.

I think my imagination just got really tripped up, when a gun went to my head I stopped being able to differentiate pretend from reality, so that was weird.

One victim was a congressman.James Madison, often considered the father of the constitution, presciently wrote: "Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad".

Pretend you're from a non-hockey town.

We pretend that withdrawing from Afghanistan or Iraq will do the hearts-and-minds trick.

That's when fraudsters cold call victims and pretend to be from a bank or the police.

Why not also pretend to be from a place that is not known for e-mail scams?

The beginning of each performance is the same: the MC, Dylan Emery, receives a (pretend) phone call from Sir Cameron Mackintosh who demands a new musical.

Up and down the East Coast, offices are closing ahead of Hurricane Sandy, and millions of workers are preparing to pretend to work from home.

If you need a mental model, pretend that Sue from accounting is moving house.

However, by giving a bogus number or staying on the line, the fraudster can then pretend to be from the bank.