make a pretense of
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Despite the nonsense that prevails on these shows, several of them make a pretense of objectivity by including rebuttals by scientists and skeptics.
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The two Big Fellows, however, each had to make a pretense of championing their Little Fellows.
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He continued to make a pretense of tending to his Senate duties.
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They have long since learned to make a pretense of ignoring their Boswell, and to continue behaving conscientiously like Chet Shafer characters.
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Sheets and blankets had been hung between the various living quarters to make a pretense of privacy.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
