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'pretending' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'pretending' with 19 example sentences.


pretending noun

: the act of giving a false appearance


  • I'm tired of pretending.
  • She's just pretending to be your friend.
  • I was just pretending I was sleeping.
  • Stop pretending you don't know me.
  • I hate pretending I'm having a good time.
  • I was just pretending I was rich.
  • Stop pretending you don't know the answer.
  • I don't know Japanese at all; I'm just pretending to.
  • Stop pretending that everything's okay. It's not.
  • It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.
  • I can't go on pretending like nothing happened.
  • I could tell he was only pretending to read.
  • You can't keep pretending you don't have feelings for me.
  • You're only pretending to study, aren't you?
  • Why are you pretending you don't remember?
  • There is no point in pretending to be sick.
  • The children are pretending to brush their teeth.
  • She passed me pretending not to know me.
  • Beth argued that Sally was only pretending to be innocent.
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