Sentence examples for to pretend something from inspiring English sources

"The fact that Labour is spending its time trying to pretend something different shows it is just trying to find excuses to undermine and thwart the referendum result.

You don't have to pretend something is a person to treat it justly.

Now, I'm as tired of steampunk as the next guy (unless the next guy works at BoingBoing), but that doesn't mean I'm going to pretend something like this Rotary Mechanical concept isn't cool.

Half of what turns him on is how much Offred hates him; his favourite thing is how she's forced to pretend something they both know is a lie.

Half of what turns him on is how much Offred hates him; his favorite thing is how she's forced to pretend something they both know is a lie.

If you are trying to pretend something you are not just to earn the respect of your peers, then you are doing it all wrong.

Keep on talking to them and if they start to fall asleep pretend something bad happened that will make them jump and make them stay awake.

American culture is full of people lining up to pretend that something bothers them.

"It's easier to pretend that something has happened to you, that you're stuck with some things.

Rather than asking what is really going on, we're happy to pretend that something doesn't count if we don't care to count it.

There's something liberating about the idea that you don't really have to perform, to pretend to be something you're not.