pretense
Example Sentences
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Well, at least he could drop the pretense.
From Literature
It was an uncompromising response without any pretense the administration would rely on independent investigations of the event, video of which quickly circulated online, gripping the nation.
From Los Angeles Times
She had been through life’s fires and knew that when it’s a fit, it should not be based on any false pretense.
From Los Angeles Times
Five days earlier, at around 7 a.m., the couple had crossed the border into Kazakhstan in a hired Toyota Hiace van, under the pretense of taking a vacation.
The question then becomes: Will fans still tune into college games when there’s no pretense the players are students?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
