pretensions
- plural of pretension.
Example Sentences
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“Fuze” was one of my favorite treats at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival, although unlike many of the other films it premiered alongside, it has no pretensions of being an awards contender.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Nearly everyone involved in this production has secrets to hide and pretensions to put on display.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And directors Bailey and Barbato seem intent on casting Louisville as a place of poseurs and pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
Ned had last seen the king nine years before during Balon Greyjoy's rebel-lion, when the stag and the direwolf had joined to end the pretensions of the self-proclaimed King of the Iron Is-lands.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
