pretend otherwise
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
To act as if the situation is different from what it really is.
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Examples (10)
- You know what this is all about. Why pretend otherwise?
- She tried to pretend otherwise, but her face betrayed her true feelings.
- Despite the overwhelming evidence, he continued to pretend otherwise.
- There's no point in trying to pretend otherwise; everyone already knows the truth.
- It would be foolish to pretend otherwise when the facts are so clear and undeniable.
- He couldn't pretend otherwise any longer; the secret was finally out in the open.
- We all knew the project was failing, but the manager insisted on pretending otherwise to the board.
- Even though she was deeply upset, she tried her best to pretend otherwise for the children's sake.
- Don't pretend otherwise; I clearly saw you take the last slice of cake!
- The company tried to pretend otherwise, but their financial reports showed a significant loss.