pretentiousness
Example Sentences
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He’s easy to get along with, easy to understand and, and there’s no pretentiousness with him.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
It slips into pretentiousness only to slip right back out again.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
In her landmark essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" Susan Sontag defines the aesthetic as such: "artifice, frivolity, naïve middle-class pretentiousness and shocking excess."
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
Lola’s ironic, artsy pretentiousness rubs up against Iván’s super serious reverence for his craft and code of ethics, which then clashes with Félix’s diva behavior and demands.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
At any rate, Barnriff boasted nothing of pretentiousness.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell
