Sentence examples for pretensions toward from inspiring English sources

This was part of his reaction to Swedish pretensions toward the Arctic Ocean.

The band churns out serviceable dance-rock with pretensions toward funkiness that betray its Southern roots.

I am less convinced by Take That's pretensions toward being ordinary.

Christian Lacroix, who during his 20 years as a couturier has whipped up many a masterpiece, makes no pretensions toward being an artist.

"The Affair" is wildly ambitious, with pretensions toward art and insight that belie its criminal investigation trope.

In her book-length analysis of the Coen brothers' films, Rowell suggests that Barton's fixation on the picture is ironic, considering its low culture status and his own pretensions toward high culture (speeches to the contrary notwithstanding).

James' dog Buster is usually around, it's a very free-flowing environment for making music in...there's no pretension toward it being serious.

Another member of the Myanmar metalcore cartel, Blood of Century go the route of early-aughts American purveyors like All That Remains or Shadows Falls, with little bit of pretension toward the technical tweaks of Between the Buried and Me.

To even the most casual observer unaware of Israel's apartheid policies toward Palestinians, Israel's pretensions to democracy suddenly do not look very unique in the region.

All that cleverness, though, can veer toward pretension.

Way above Ascoli's pretensions, the Serie A title in Italy is warming toward a three-way contest.