Plato would have no actors in his republic, in case pretense devoured what was real. [noun]
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Their pomposity and pretense are swept away when a bombshell revelation suggests that their collective unions are not legal. [noun]
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He did not pretend to be a learned man, any more than he made any other pretense which he could not justify. [noun]
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It was this question of inheritance only that induced my father to have us baptized and to make a pretense of Christianity. [noun]
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The ignorant mass has in its favor that it makes no pretense of knowledge or tolerance. [noun]
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The man who cannot run his machine a thousand miles without expert assistance should make no pretense to being a chauffeur, for he is not one. [noun]
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Without any pretense she was now afraid of everything. [noun]
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The princess, picking up her dress, was taking her seat in the dark carriage, her husband was adjusting his saber; Prince Hippolyte, under pretense of helping, was in everyone's way. [noun]
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