simply pretend

Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words

Emphasizes the simplicity of the act of pretending.

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Examples (10)

  • They decided to simply pretend it never happened.
  • Sometimes, it's easier to simply pretend you don't know.
  • We'll just have to simply pretend everything is normal.
  • Why don't we simply pretend we're on a tropical island?
  • She chose to simply pretend she hadn't heard the gossip.
  • The authorities cannot simply pretend that corruption doesn't exist.
  • He was simply pretending to be busy to avoid extra work.
  • It's often best to simply pretend you didn't hear that rude comment.
  • Don't simply pretend to be happy if you're truly upset.
  • For the children's sake, we had to simply pretend everything was fine.