pretense
Example Sentences
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Even more memorable is Sylvie, whose furious pretense of indifference to Helen belies her heartbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He was instead dispensing with even the pretense that he was open to hearing the Obama administration’s arguments.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
It is so strange to see serious people pretending to be doing serious work in this serious place, when all pretense of intellectual seriousness has fallen away.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025
Ironically, the situation now is a bastard version of one reform favored by free market types: paying athletes without any pretense that they are real students.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Eventually he stopped with all pretense of auditioning or looking for a job.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Vocabulary lists containing pretense
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