Sentence examples similar to under this pretense from inspiring English sources

Under Bush, there was this pretense that we were all in this war on terror together".

Twenty-one states are making it harder to vote under this false pretense.

"He obviously started to sell drugs for this man under the pretense that he will have money for his own drug habit.

Sante quotes a pastor in 1892, thundering against "the polluted harpies that, under the pretense of governing this city, are feeding day and night on its quivering vitals … a lying, perjured, rum-soaked and libidinous lot".

It's extra horrible to do so under the pretense of trying to eliminate racial and gender discrimination when this is very discriminating against women of color".

It's self-promotion under the pretense of hiding.

Under the pretense of closeness, they expanded the distance between us.

For years, hotels "practically shut down under the pretense of cleaning the carpets," Mr. Newton said.

Finally, Subject A sat down directly next to Subject B, under the pretense of "seeing what color his eyes were".

He said Justin Robinson had lured the girl into the house under the pretense of trading bicycle parts.

— Karl Eugene Chamberlain went to his neighbor's apartment that night in Dallas under the pretense of borrowing sugar.