pretender

Example Sentences

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“This is a severe cut. This might be the most severe cut in the tournament when you think about it. Like going from 32 to 16. Like there’s not any pretenders in the Sweet 16.”

From Washington Times

Fraud pretenders of Western Conference had taken at least a point in 16 consecutive games against Chicago before losing to Blackhawks in regulation Thursday.

From Seattle Times

So let all those pretenders with their ersatz green digestifs squawk all they like.

From Seattle Times

If the Hidden Valley Simply was mayo posing as ranch, our tasters determined that the version from Whole Foods’ in-house line was another pretender: “Sir, this is a vinaigrette,” snipped one.

From Washington Post

He also said that Jenkins was not actually Indigenous, but from Zimbabwe, and that his allies were a small group of “pretenders.”

From Seattle Times