Sentence examples similar to make a pretense of concern from inspiring English sources

The three movements offer little happiness; nor do they make a pretense of beauty in the usual sense.

Police officers and soldiers stop drivers, make a pretense of checking their papers, and declare, "A page is missing".

Or at least they should make a pretense of actually using these books to raise kids.

With their backs to the wall, they determined to make a pretense of going along with American reforms.

DePree insisted that management lavish attention on its employees and its customers a practice that many companies only make a pretense of doing.

I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion.

"He was not an angel; he never made a pretense of being one," she once said.

Lawmakers in Albany never even made a pretense of considering it.

As more and more Beaujolais production went into nouveau, growers no longer made a pretense of striving for quality.

Your daughter will know the difference between attentive listening and making a pretense at listening.

Some of these casual courses are actually pretty well maintained; others don't bother to make even a pretense of grooming.