Sentence examples for making a pretense of from inspiring English sources

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

A video that was widely linked to this afternoon shows a group protesting emphatically but peacefully, then turns to catch a stampede of dark-clad men — the police, running at them, without even making a pretense of asking them to disperse.

One question that came up in the debate about Obama putting Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, on an assassination list without even making a pretense of going through the courts was who else you could kill on the same grounds.

The new justice minister, Ahn Dong Soo, is from the central region of the country, and the opposition Grand National Party said Mr. Kim's aim was to elevate Mr. Shin to the top law enforcement post while making a pretense of lack of regional bias.

ISIS...is a product of Saudi ideals, Saudi money and Saudi organizational support, although now they are making a pretense of being very anti-ISIS".

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

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

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

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

He put a stethoscope on Luke's chest and made a pretense of looking for a heartbeat, but we all knew there was nothing there.

"Why don't we make a pretense of being nice to each other?" Still, it was a long way from the old irascibility.