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vain pretensions

noun as in delusions of grandeur

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Example Sentences

For years Klitonda had despised the vain pretensions of this creature.

How well Thou canst frustrate all the false wisdom of men, and triumph over their vain pretensions!

He remembered only too well Klota's sharp tongue, and how she had laughed at his vain pretensions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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