Sentence example with the word 'pretext'

pretext

acting, bluffing, cover story, excuse, falsity, humbug, plea, purport, right, speciousness, veil

Definition n. something serving to conceal plans

Last update: February 1, 2017

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Ravi found the pretext of stomachache to give up the History class.   [Please select]

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Under pretext of being a police officer, the gang member gained entry into the rival gang leader’s apartment.    [Please select]

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, as a pretext.   [Please select]

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Should he give to his cowardice the pretext of patriotism.   [Please select]

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"That's all a pretext."   [Please select]

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"Antyllus's conduct affords an excellent pretext," her mother added.   [Please select]

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True, it had been done on many a pretext.   [Please select]

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I go in again, inventing some pretext.   [Please select]

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Unlike the priest, Mayer made no pretext that Byrne wasn't as dead as a Jacob Marley's knocker and, as Mayer described, was "walking the streets of gold with the angels."   [Please select]

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"Yes, but between ourselves," said the princess, "that is a pretext."   [Please select]

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But the revolutionist could not be put down, and when, as a last pretext, Mrs.   [Please select]

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