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

"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

He needed money—money to fight with, money to live on, money to keep up his hollow pretense of respectability.

From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny

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