Her passion frightened him; he did not want to pretend at love.

She pretended to glare at him, but her face wouldn't stay straight.

It was useless to try to pretend nothing at all had happened in the Grove the night before.

There are only the three of us present, and as you have pointed out we know each other well enough not to pretend at things.

Are you a careless little fat boy sent up here to pretend at arms?

Even so, he didn't like pretending at things he knew weren't true.

If you don't pretend at vanity, the men feel dissatisfied.

I held on to a small block of wood and pretended to saw at it.

Knowing that made her feel subordinate, like a little girl pretending at a job of great importance.

I pretended to glare at her; she grinned, of course.