- plural of pretension.
pretensions
Example Sentences
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“Fuze” was one of my favorite treats at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival, although unlike many of the other films it premiered alongside, it has no pretensions of being an awards contender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
In short, it was perfect for an adolescent boy of burgeoning but unformed pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Kenyon’s dig at “uproarious pedantry” nods to James’s intellectual pretensions, which some courtiers derided—even though a learned monarch seems preferable to an ignorant one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
However, Wales will relish the chance to stick a spanner in the spokes and puncture such title pretensions.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
She laughed at Arobin’s pretensions, and deplored Mrs. Highcamp’s ignorance.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
