pretension
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In some ways the films seem to invite accusations of pretension, of reach exceeding grasp and grandeur stretched into grandiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Shortly after arriving here, Gellhorn returned to the China front and once again left Ernest to be Ernest, this time with an ocean view and manorial comforts, with a bearable touch of pretension.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
The scene was very close-knit, and they didn’t have any pretension of getting signed to a major label or anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
There was a baby-knit culotte and matching polo with Gucci stripe detailing, worn without pretension.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
It’s a city that prides itself on its open-mindedness, its lack of pretension, and its homegrown slang.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
“Fuze” was one of my favorite treats at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival, although unlike many of the other films it premiered alongside, it has no pretensions of being an awards contender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Nearly everyone involved in this production has secrets to hide and pretensions to put on display.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
And directors Bailey and Barbato seem intent on casting Louisville as a place of poseurs and pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
The geographic location of the new capital played to these pretensions by making it the physical projection of Virginia.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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