She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.

She gave a pretended smile to hide her nerves.

Her pretending to be a dragon sparked hours of imaginative play.

She kept pretending not to notice the mistake, even though everyone knew she had seen it.

She pretends to be confident in front of the audience, even when she's nervous.

The old duke's will drew many pretendents to the manor, each insisting on their right to the estate.

She decided to pretend that she had graduated from college to make a better impression at the interview.