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
There was a baby-knit culotte and matching polo with Gucci stripe detailing, worn without pretension.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
But embedded in such restrictions one may infer either a resistance to having his work pushed to the fringes, or a pretension in contextualizing it as a mainstream experience.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
A. without a single pretension to the character of a soldier, a perfect Quixote as a statesman.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
He has no pretensions, but he’s completely comfortable on camera—something to director Lee’s advantage and which probably helped the pupils to relax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“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
Mr. Schlossberg’s campaign displays aristocratic pretensions that fit uneasily into this new politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The prospect of wrecking England's title pretensions, while dodging the Wooden Spoon will brew up an almighty atmosphere under the Principality roof.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
Far more useful to me, for understanding the tics, pretensions, and insecurities of the owner class, are books and other print-related artifacts.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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