Sentence examples similar to actuality versus pretense from inspiring English sources

Watching a few seconds of the UFC match that ended when Conor McGregor tapped out while being nearly choked to death by Khabib Nurmagomedov, I wondered how or when this sport ever became legal in the U.S. Why not drop the pretense of sport and bring back Christians versus lions?

Although traditionally portrayed as a simple Taira-versus-Minamoto conflict, the Gempei War was in actuality a combination of interclan and intraclan fighting, as well as a struggle between central control and forces for local autonomy combined under the larger banner of clan rivalry.

But in actuality the breaking of the union is over a battle over a literal versus non-literal read of The Bible.

No pretense".

No Pretense.

It become an actuality.

Just no pretense".

Their strength is pretense.

Others offered no such pretense.

The direct quote provides actuality.

She was allergic to pretense.