pretender

Example Sentences

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“This is a severe cut. This might be the most severe cut in the tournament when you think about it. Like going from 32 to 16. Like there’s not any pretenders in the Sweet 16.”

From Washington Times

Fraud pretenders of Western Conference had taken at least a point in 16 consecutive games against Chicago before losing to Blackhawks in regulation Thursday.

From Seattle Times

It’s a matter of sports talk debate if the Huskies are truly a contender or a pretender as it pertains to college basketball relevancy, although the metrics would suggest the latter.

From Seattle Times

Even before Vos' withdrawal, the pretenders to her title were making a strong case.

From BBC

All the ambiguity and “maybe this is a friend hang” and “maybe I’m just a bi-curious pretender” easily melted away as we made out.

From Los Angeles Times