pretense
Example Sentences
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For those of my generation who were fortunate enough to go to college, it did expose much of the pretense of higher education and made us admit as much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Yet he did not muster even the pretense of evidence that they pose an “imminent threat.”
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
She had been through life’s fires and knew that when it’s a fit, it should not be based on any false pretense.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Five days earlier, at around 7 a.m., the couple had crossed the border into Kazakhstan in a hired Toyota Hiace van, under the pretense of taking a vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
It’s a sensation I’ve come to love as I’ve traveled more, the way a new place signals itself instantly and without pretense.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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