pretext

Example Sentences

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The presidency said in early November it had been asked to bring home the 17 men who were allegedly "trapped" in Donbas after being lured there "under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts".

From Barron's

Perhaps he got the message, which is why he asserted that he had a cause as a pretext to fire Ms. Cook.

From The Wall Street Journal

The men, aged from 20 to 39, were lured to join the mercenary forces under the pretext of lucrative contracts, the government said.

From BBC

The BBC obtained a covert recording of Miles meeting an unknown man, apparently on the pretext of carrying out a business deal.

From BBC

After fighting in Tripoli this month, many Libyans will be watching whether armed factions opposed to Dbeibah use the dispute as a pretext to move against him.

From Reuters