Mr. George Godolphin was searching for certain bonds: or, making believeto search for them.
But these avowals are not made in social life, and Charlotte and Maria observed studied courtesy, making believe to be mutually unconscious: knowing all the time that the consciousness existed in a remarkable degree.
I can't quite come to the bottom of it," returned old Tamlyn, making believe to be confidential.
Then Mina tripped lightly over the grass and stole in at the glass-doors of the garden-room, while the captain stalked round to the front-entrance and boldly rang, making believe he had only then arrived.
Mr. Brown, in fun, making believe he didn't believe this.
After Splash had had a little rest the actor put him through the trick again, and Bunny and Sue laughed as they saw their dog swinging about the yard, making believe to chase a tramp.
Evan remained where he was, making believe to be absorbed in his book, and letting his eyes rise from time to time as if in contemplation.
But why should he go to the trouble of making believe that he has not?
This may be defined, not very accurately, as the power of making believe, a factor which sociologists have scarcely appreciated as yet.
Before the period of the mixed community this power of idealization, of "making believe," had wrought its greatest effects, but it still has full course and power without the highest direction.
Some delay in getting off was caused by our low comedian, who twice, making believe to miss his footing, slid down again into the arms of the stolid door-keeper.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "making believe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.