Examples of 'pretence' in a sentence
Meaning of "pretence"
Pretence (noun): A false show of something; a claim not supported by facts, used to deceive or impress others
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- An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.
- Something asserted or alleged on slight evidence; an unwarranted assumption.
- Intention; design.
How to use "pretence" in a sentence
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Pretence that procreation is our only goal.
There was not a vestige of pretence in our relationship.
Your pretence to ignorance compounds the crime.
I prefer at least the pretence of having a choice.
Pretence that they saw him there.
Nor was there any pretence of collusion or fraud.
The great lady is outraged by the pretence.
He carefully disavowed any pretence to profound research.
The pretence had been too obvious.
Humility is not the pretence of lack of vanity.
Upon pretence of order and good government.
But we may allow ourselves the pretence of doing so.
Returned upon pretence of having forgotten something.
Behold the instant to end this pretence.
I have seen that pretence in this country.
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Let us for once cease the pretence.
Any insincerity or pretence will be quickly detected.
We are gonna have to find a new pretence to meet.
Ignorance with a pretence of knowledge replacing wisdom.
I know that this job is only a pretence.
These masks of pretence that they wear.
We kept him there under a false pretence.
Jawad abandoned his pretence of tending to tasks.
Crestwell encourages her to keep up the pretence.
Even a pretence of compassion from the woman.
It is sometimes dangerous to make pretence of amorous passion.
I am starting to think my life has been something of a pretence.
You could at least make a pretence of missing me.
And for pretence they make long prayers.
Daddy likes to affect the pretence of being a dunce.
I am not strong enough to live this pretence.
I never did make any pretence to the fact.
And its leaders are under no geopolitical pretence.
Finally we may end our pretence of courtship.
Even the pretence of sorcery is dangerous as well as wrong.
I know that you make pretence to sleep.
It lacks pretence and that pleases me.
She could endure the pretence that.
There is no pretence when you are naked.
Pretence was reality all along.
We can be done with the pretence soon enough.
There is no pretence there and it never seems to date.
It is time for an end to pretence and hypocrisy.
Apathetic pretence at being better than she was.
Such hypocrisy and pretence must stop.
Under the pretence of trying to catch the thief.
No particular order and with no pretence of being exhaustive.
You make a pretence of other things if not of courage.
Participation which is pretence creates anger.
All pretence to be useful to other people can be dropped.
