merely pretend

Examples (10)

• He could merely pretend to be busy to avoid the task.
• It's not enough to merely pretend that everything is fine.
• She would merely pretend a smile, hiding her true feelings.
• We cannot merely pretend that these issues will resolve themselves.
• For a child, to merely pretend is often a way to cope with reality.
• The government should not merely pretend to listen to public concerns.
• He was merely pretending to be asleep when his mother entered the room.
• Critics argued that the new reforms would merely pretend to solve the problem.
• To merely pretend ignorance is a disservice to intellectual honesty.
• They could merely pretend to agree with the decision to avoid conflict.