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Discover Ludwig"she pretended" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that someone pretended or acted as if they were doing or feeling something, when in reality they were not. Example: "She pretended to be interested in the conversation, but her mind was elsewhere."
Exact(55)
She pretended not to hear.
"Patti," she pretended read.
Later, she pretended it'd never happened.
But she pretended to be offended.
She pretended that she did not hear.
She pretended to pump the brakes.
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Is she pretending?
She pretends to defend gays, Jews, women.
She pretends to like it.
She tries to help the reader, or she pretends to.
She pretends to ignore the violence.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com