How to use "pretended" in a sentence

I pretended to be a drunkard in order to catch you and I've done it

Some hoaxers pretended to be the Ripper and followed women to scare them

Most people pretended not to be surprised

Again, most people pretended not to be surprised

Elliot pretended not to have heard the threat

Consequently, he'd stationed himself here, at the head of the escalator, and had pretended to be interested in the keno board

Alexander pretended not to notice Kennebeck's displeasure

'Yes, but when you appeared, he pretended that he was bringing it to me for my Japanese garden

He pretended that the lemons were rats, and killed three of them! This was Montmorency's idea of fun.

We pretended that we were not interested in the water

At first, we pretended to enjoy it.