hollow pretense

Example Sentences

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The trial of the cardinal was farcical, and a very hollow pretense of a just trial.

From Time Magazine Archive

The scene before me was a hollow pretense of grandeur and gaiety.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

After all the hollow pretense of this day a genuine proffer of aid was welcome, and the temptation to accept was strong.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

It may seem like hollow pretense at first, but it will pay to pretend hard; when we have pretended long enough, we shall find we no longer need to pretend.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant

"My sister says I'm a fraud—that I really have a frivolous mind and that my serious look is a hollow pretense."

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham