- plural of pretension.
pretensions
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“Peck & Peck” is Bonnie Garmus’ whimsical and winning ode to the written word, and send-up of the pretensions of its gatekeepers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In Britain, the “angry young men” movement led by John Osborne in the theater was underway, and the social pretensions and expertly crafted witticisms of Coward’s comedies had fallen out of fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mr. Schlossberg’s campaign displays aristocratic pretensions that fit uneasily into this new politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
“And you call yourself an artist! What pretensions, Madame! The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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