Sentence examples for pretended to recognize from inspiring English sources
She looked away while he probed in his change purse, then they politely pretended to recognize each other.
After the technician took out a pad to draw an inscrutable diagram, I nodded and pretended to recognize a squiggle at the center of what looked like a snail.
He routinely rattled off credits I pretended to recognize.
Yeah yeah, Go on, laugh, I know you get a big kick out of it... But, it's shameful... disgusting!" Anyway, standing there about 4 feet from Pete, who'd pretended to recognize me (whatta marketing genius!), I desperately tried to think of something to say that would make me stand out.
He had been scarce over the summer, but on this September night he stopped at every table, fussing over loyal customers and pretending to recognize new ones.
The bad news is that this imported species, Vitis vinifera, encompasses all the Old World varietals that we recognize (or pretend to recognize) by name and taste: cabernet sauvignon, merlot, chardonnay, riesling, pinot noir.
As people drift away from me at these parties by pretending to recognize long-lost friends across the room, I'm convinced that they don't really understand what human capital is.
I nod pretending to recognize them, Not knowing exactly what I should say.
I pretend to acknowledge her pretend cry.
I wouldn't pretend to know.
