just pretend
Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words
Used to emphasize that the action is only an act and not real.
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- They decided to just pretend it never happened.
- Let's just pretend we're on a tropical island.
- He tried to just pretend he hadn't heard the bad news.
- For a moment, I could just pretend everything was fine.
- Can't we just pretend for a little while longer?
- She told her child to just pretend the monster wasn't real.
- Sometimes it's easier to just pretend you don't care.
- We had to just pretend that nothing was wrong during the visit.
- Don't just pretend to listen; actually pay attention.
- If you just pretend it's a game, it won't be so scary.