Pretend

We, the West, will apparently pretend that we have done something, and Ukraine will perhaps pretend that it is satisfied.

Parents pretend to be religious and clerics pretend to believe them.

Bad faith is a concept in negotiation theory whereby parties pretend to reason to reach settlement, but have no intention to do so, for example, one political party may pretend to negotiate, with no intention to compromise, for political effect.

Vonnegut wrote in a foreword to a later edition, "we are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be".

After agonised talks on the telephone, he steeled himself to the decision, writing to her: 'There is no compromise, there is only choice; and the pain of trying to pretend otherwise is terrible for both of us.

Along with revoking Turpel-Lafond's honorary degrees, Dyck said she wants to see the universities take a stand, stating publicly it's wrong and unacceptable to pretend to be Indigenous, and there should be consequences, such as termination.

Apparently, all we’re left with is a game of pretend, using the Pretender-in-Chief as the front.

As soon as the driver says the name, the stranger will pretend to be the absolute stranger.

Bassett’s abject failure to even pretend to be gracious wasn’t the best ad for her acting skills.

B&B fans know Thomas has indeed been getting Hope’s motor running lately, but she’ll continue to live in a state of denial and will pretend all of this is outrageous.

Both Stacy and Bridget said they would "pretend" to take them, as Marquardt said it was "extra scary" to think about mixing them with alcohol.

But I cannot exist in a world where we pretend that endemic theft without consequence can continue in perpetuity,” fumed Minority Leader Joe Borelli on Friday.

But I can’t pretend that makes the thrill of the new irrelevant.

But to say and pretend we have it now is just plain wrong.

Conservatives love to pretend that thousands of kids are getting whisked off to gender clinics to get immediate, even prepubescent, castrations.

Cyber crooks are leaping at the opportunity to use the technology to, for instance, impersonate the children of elderly people and asking their parents to send money, or pretend to be someone’s boss demanding a transfer of funds.

Don’t pretend like we didn’t tell you!

Faith said Iyabo could not pretend to be someone she was not for five months and he could not act for that long.

Final Fantasy 14 introduced a marriage system to the game back in 2014 called The Ceremony of Eternal Bonding perfect for true, or pretend, lovers.

For Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: Pretend to care about the people of your state as much as you care about a chicken's happiness.