English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Pretend" in Example Sentences
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2957715	Tom pretended that he didn't know Mary was rich.	CK
3002280	Tom, you're pretending to be asleep, aren't you?	CK
997101	You need to stop pretending that you don't care.	CK
1894534	Let's just pretend like we don't know each other.	CK
3085091	Tom playfully pretended to punch Mary in the jaw.	CK
1887342	I hate it when you pretend like you don't know me.	CK
50448	It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.	CK
24805	It is no use your pretending that you know nothing.	NekoKanjya
320894	When her mother came, she pretended to be studying.	jakov
1356722	Mary isn't really sick. She's only pretending to be.	CK
1694954	Whenever he sees me, he pretends he doesn't know me.	alexmarcelo
2847859	Whenever the boss is around, he pretends to be busy.	englishchinese
245785	Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.	CK
298658	He hid his emotions and pretended to be enthusiastic.	CM
2372874	I just pretend to be a doctor. I'm not a real doctor.	CK
299671	He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.	Eldad
268036	The boy pretended that he was too sick to go to school.	CK
3221415	I'm pretty sure Tom isn't as stupid as he pretends to be.	CK
1356725	Mary isn't really sick. She's just pretending to be sick.	CK
1356721	Mary isn't really sick. She's only pretending to be sick.	CK
2956129	Tom bent down and pretended to be tying one of his shoes.	CK
53954	Beth argued that Sally was only pretending to be innocent.	CM
1093124	Tom pretended not to know that what he had done was wrong.	CK
1898192	The students pretended that they couldn't hear the teacher.	CK
326800	Regardless of the subject, he pretends to know all about it.	CM
1437962	I pretended not to be able to understand what he was telling me.	caspian
1437964	I pretended not to be able to understand what she was telling me.	caspian
2947374	Smart people can pretend to be dumb. The opposite is more difficult.	Dejo
268004	The boy pretended that he was so sick that he couldn't go to school.	CK
288979	He pretended to be an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him away.	CM
31087	Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.	CM
46285	The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.	CK
2805525	Even though Tom understood what was going on, he pretended that he didn't.	CK
1030110	I wonder if I should just pretend to appreciate the dinner that Mary made for us.	CK
681957	Pretending to be a friend, the man robbed old people of their social security checks.	Source_VOA