pretense
Example Sentences
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The question then becomes: Will fans still tune into college games when there’s no pretense the players are students?
This is not the first time in recent weeks that authorities have arrested people accused of trying to enter evacuation zones under false pretenses.
From Los Angeles Times
A former president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association described the practice as “providing death under false pretenses to many individuals who would have improved.”
From Salon
Those short bits at least offered the pretense of objectivity — the “fair and balanced” mantra Fox News has long insisted is its modus operandi.
From Los Angeles Times
It is positively thrilling to see someone act at this level, so much so that Kidman’s performance demands that the viewer shed all pretenses.
From Salon
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