without pretense
Example Sentences
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She was refreshingly without pretense: I showed up 15 minutes early for the interview.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
People utterly without pretense, just trying to have a good time, and over them all as a sort of governor of kindness Martin Vanderhof, father and grandfather.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
“They are tied to the ground on which they sit and to the people who sit within them. They have presence without pretense and an impact shaped by grace.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022
But Mr. Petrenko’s conducting, for all its theatricality, is without pretense.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2020
Emma was, and had always been, sincere and without pretense.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
