pretender
Example Sentences
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And I have The Pretender by Foo Fighters as my competition song - I only play it at comps, that helps me switch off.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Soon after “A Pretender God” came another piece, “Cannon Fodder,” which showed a child in a Guy Fawkes mask standing in the middle of a railroad track, a slingshot raised at an oncoming train.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021
The anecdote has overshadowed "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender," a tale of rock debauchery she waited until after her parents died to tell, and its author is plainly sick of it.
From US News • Oct. 9, 2015
For his curious "Pretender," the artist harnessed Parton's cover of "The Great Pretender" to create a wobbly version in which her voice drunkenly moves down to male tenor and bass.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2014
In the Afternoon of his Advancement to the Pontificate, Clement XII. received a Visit from the Pretender, and the Princess his Lady, who are here styled the King and Queen of England.
