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

As you might expect, there is a robust community of Hawaiian royalists, royal descendants and some competing pretenders to the lost throne.

From Washington Post

As of press time, a successor to King Xavier I had not been named, though several pretenders claim the throne as theirs.

From New York Times

However, there is already a young pretender to her throne.

From BBC