Sentence examples for a false pretense from inspiring English sources

Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right.

Mr. Liotta fake-moaned that he was lured to the shop under a false pretense: "Warby Parker?

Those opinions, both written by one Judge Rice, display an obvious misunderstanding of the meaning of "color of office". Citing the definition of that phrase set forth in the Cyclopedia of Law and Practice, see n. 1, supra, the Court confuses a false pretense of official authority to receive a payment with a false pretense of official authority to do an official act.

It does not purport to do so; what it purports to punish is fraudulently obtaining money by a false pretense of an intent to keep the written contract in consideration of which the money is advanced.

But Democrats maintain that the gap is due more to poor planning by the LePage administration than to growth in Medicaid enrollment and that Mr. LePage is using a false pretense to push an ideological agenda.

"The Monzer Kadry squad that operates in the Jerusalem district has carried out the death sentence against Briton Paul Appleby in the heart of Jerusalem while he was on an intelligence mission disguised behind a false pretense," the communique said.

But a lie is a story slipped under false pretense, like poison in the queen's goblet, or the fence collapsing under Denis's weight, and then my own.

In most cases, it's under the false pretense of a better, holier and more exciting life.

Soyan and Loise become romantically involved, while BL partner Russel Belial (King Orba) tries to seduce Alice under the false pretense of a job offer to sideline her.

According to the Associated Press, Brown is facing felony charges, including obtaining property under false pretense, uttering a forged security and possession of counterfeiting tools.

"She broke contract and took Willie under false pretense.