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

With less than a month remaining in the regular season for most local teams, now is the time for contenders to prove themselves and pretenders to fade.

From Washington Post

This was supposed to be the game that revealed them as pretenders.

From Los Angeles Times

And if I asked a question to which these pretenders had no ready answer, they would dismiss it as irrelevant.

From Scientific American