Sentence examples for pretending to from inspiring English sources
"pretending to" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It means to behave as though something is true or to act as if something is happening, when in reality it is not. Example: She was pretending to be sick, but I knew she was just trying to get out of going to the party.
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