Sentence examples for the pretext that from inspiring English sources
noun
A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
Should a German court, on the pretext that war crimes are no crimes, make "ethnic distinctions"?
The country was attacked under the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Thicker acrylic paint is also allowed now, on the pretext that it is water-based.
She could have stayed, but left the show on the pretext that her mother was ill.
I was able to escape to Russia under the pretext that I was going to study.
She signed the child out on the pretext that he had a dental appointment, the police said.
Hubbard sent another e-mail to Litton, on the pretext that he wanted to get in touch with Brian Smith.
Right To Buy was introduced in the 1980s under the pretext that it would make home ownership more widely available.
That's a long time for a kid to be warehoused on the pretext that it's an emergency situation".
The women are usually smuggled into the country on the pretext that they are involved in promotional work.
"We don't believe a child should be destroyed under the pretext that a woman might die," he said.
