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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Examples (10)

  • 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.