Sentence examples for was able to pretend from inspiring English sources

By doing that, it was able to pretend that the shares it had agreed to buy were still outstanding, and to keep its capital ratios up.

After a few weeks, she was able to pretend that she had never met the man, whose fingers had lingered on her arm for a moment too long when he had said goodbye.

He was afraid that he and his party were losing popular support, while Nawaz was able to pretend to be the populist by supporting restoration of the pre-November 3 judges.

It's gratifying to be able to pretend for a short time".

"He's been able to pretend that things are going well, and this shows that they are not.

Kevin picks it up quickly, thinking that they may be able to pretend nothing happened at all.

It was impossible to perform the experiment on people actually suffering from hysterical paralysis, since they would not be able to pretend they were malingering.

Political pundits may be able to pretend that they are angry every week, but most people get really fired up about only a few things.

Ceasefire and Camp David followed, with Israel ceding Sinai back, and the Egyptians were able to pretend that they had won the war and overturned decades of Arab humiliation.

"My father is able to pretend not to like a picture as much as he does, in order to get a better price," David said one day.

Businesses holding out for less ambition will no longer be able to take cover in a big tent, no longer be able to pretend to be part of the solution when their choices belie this.