Sentence examples for pretence is a from inspiring English sources

But this appearance fades, Ryle explains, when we realize that pretence is a notion partly constitutive of notions such as cheating, acting a part, make-believe, shamming being ill, and hypochondria.

What a scant, foolish pretence was a family, a culture, a place in history, when it was all so easily defamed.

Responding to the speech, SNP MSP Christina McKelvie MSP, said: "This is a good development for the 'yes' campaign, because the 10th anniversary of Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq on false pretences is a compelling illustration of the need for Scotland's parliament to have the full powers of independence.

The Irish Times noted that "through a succession of small, revelatory incidents, a tapestry of humour, prejudice, affection, courage and pretence is woven over a ground of sympathy".

Within 20 minutes, the pretence is dropped as an unexpected PDF attachment gives it a hernia.

Nightlife lets us pretend we really are more than our jobs, whether or not that's the case in reality, and that pretence is usually rooted in a sartorial basis.

First, the pretence is that Murdoch was afforded a private meeting with Thatcher so she could be briefed on the takeover battle.

But now it is this pretence that is a lie.

Certainly there is no pretence his is a long-term formula.

Arden alone published a volume of short stories, The Stealing Steps (2003), and his collection of essays, To Present the Pretence (1977), is a treasure trove of lucid commentary on the theatre of his time, as well as politics, war and writers he admired, including Lorca, O'Casey and Brecht.

But the pretence is slipping.