Sentence examples similar to pretended joy from inspiring English sources
"I do not pretend that joy cannot be allied with beauty," wrote Baudelaire in his diary.
I always pretend that my joy is for my child, but the truth is it's for me, for a simpler time when things seemed safer and in order.
Let's not pretend we find joy in missing out.
It's about the joy of pretending.
Maybe too easy, in fact, because to laugh is to dismiss it, denigrate it – ignore the fact that many of us have found comfort and joy in pretending to be animals at some point in our lives.
I obliged and I wouldn't find out until years later why he found such joy in pretending to be what were considered boy characters.
In a show where everyone is playing versions of themselves, you've got a chance to pre-empt the criticism and have fun with it, instead of relying on scenes where a character pops up unexpectedly (Samantha) and the rest of the cast are winking at the audience as they pretend to be overcome with joy to see someone after so long (You again! What are the odds!).
He had earned more than any other actor in the world, but as he grew older and was mocked by new generations, he soldiered on for the joy of working and pretending.
I won't pretend that all school performances were unalloyed joy.
