pretension
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Synonyms: Noun
call, claim, dibs, pretense (or pretence), right
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Examples of pretension in a Sentence
Noun
He spoke about his achievements without pretension. I admire his honesty and lack of pretension. The restaurant offers excellent food without pretension.
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There is something refreshing about this willingness to subvert the pretensions of artistry. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, "Ed Sheeran and Friends," 22 July 2019 But Toy Story 4 seems content with its Forkiness, and that lack of pretension is mostly an asset. — Scott Tobias, The Verge, "Toy Story 4 lowers the stakes and ramps up the whimsy," 21 June 2019 Here was a poet of the people for the people, without pretension or pomp, who wrote verse that captured everyday speech, both its fluency and its clank. — The New York Review of Books, "Brenda Wineapple," 18 Apr. 2019 Low range used to be common but these days it's relegated to pickup trucks and SUVs that have serious off-road pretensions. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "How to Use Your 4WD System," 5 Dec. 2018 Despite the hoax, this isn’t an Emperor’s New Clothes-like prank where Moulton satirizes the art world for its pretensions. — Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, "Fact and Fiction Collide Inside an Exhibit Inspired by a “Forgotten” L.A. Legend—and Beverly Hills Cop," 12 June 2018 Unlike California’s glittering, glamorous coastal cities, Sacramento’s location in the Central Valley gives it an earnest, small-town affect and a welcome lack of pretension. — Freda Moon, New York Times, "36 Hours in Sacramento," 31 May 2018 With her typical acerbic wit, Ms Cusk skewers the pretensions of the literary world while simultaneously upholding the intrinsic value of literature—no small feat. — The Economist, "Rachel Cusk experiments with new ways to tell stories," 10 May 2018 The pretension that Turkey is still a EU candidate country helps Erdogan to consolidate the democratic facade of an increasingly authoritarian regime. — Monitor Editors, The Christian Science Monitor, "A US-China trade war is a lose-lose proposition, The West must bring Russia to the negotiating table, The UAE and Saudi Arabia’s enthusiasm for Pompeo will be brief, The EU should stop appeasing Erdogan, Time to take back control of our personal data," 7 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pretension.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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