noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a neighborhood with middle-class pretensions
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Part of his charm lies in his complete lack of pretension .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Amy had always had social pretensions.
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Despite the networks' accomplishments and pretensions, even their news departments tend to operate as much along show-business as educational lines.
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His pretensions, it seems, are based on economic advantage.
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However, its high art pretensions are hinted at by the epic tone of its title.
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The rustic music they created has a timeless appeal, both in its deceptive simplicity and total lack of pretension .
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There were no intellectual points to be scored, no intense undergraduate conversations, no pretensions.