Examples of 'pretended' in a sentence

Meaning of "pretended"

Pretend is a verb that means to act as if something is true when it is not. It is often used in role-playing games or when someone is not being genuine about their feelings or intentions
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  • simple past tense and past participle of pretend
  • feigned; counterfeit

How to use "pretended" in a sentence

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She pretended she was talking to her mother.
Bring the girl that pretended to be a boy.
He never pretended to be anything other than himself.
You could have at least pretended to be surprised.
I pretended to be a federal prosecutor assigned to the case.
You could have pretended you were drowning.
I pretended t o keep everything clean and neat.
One of these three men pretended to be possessed.
You pretended to be pregnant to scare my girlfriend away.
I should not have pretended to be somebody else.
He pretended he had no idea what happened to my dad.
Maybe they only pretended not to know.
You pretended to be dead just to extort him.
He hid his emotions and pretended to be enthusiastic.
I pretended to fall asleep during the massage.

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The presidents pretended to nuke the camp.
He pretended to be the police so we would send a hostage.
And we played games and pretended it did something.
And he pretended not to know the answer.
I never played with dolls or pretended to be a dentist.
She pretended that she was the one.
So he got out and pretended to leave a note.
You pretended that you were new money.
Bill came to me and pretended they were worthless.
He pretended like nothing at all had happened.
Maybe they just pretended to burn a flag.
You pretended not to be something you were not.
You would have been in if you pretended to cry.
Like your dad pretended to be a good father.
Pretended ignorance of the situation was no longer possible.
She must have pretended to be their mother.
Pretended to be my friend and he had my fiancée betray me.
I always kind of pretended it was just a bad dream.
I pretended to be one of the students from a group.
But you only pretended to believe them.
I pretended to have a headache in order to distract him.
And one of them pretended to be the manager.
I pretended to like quinoa for that woman.
Obviously someone used my password and pretended to be me.
But instead he pretended to be a vampire to protect himself.
We had this game where we pretended to fly.
He just pretended to be breaking into a pawn shop.
It would be better if you pretended it was not here.
But she pretended to besomething she was not.
Betrayed the team and pretended to be killed.
He pretended to search that room just after.
Was not that great when we pretended to be hamsters.
Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.
He hid his emotions and pretended enthusiasm.
I pretended to keep everything clean and neat.

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