pretext
IPA: prˈitɛkst
noun
- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
verb
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
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Examples of "pretext" in Sentences
- He did so on the pretext of the Alcmaeonid curse.
- The pretext for the start of the war is uncertain.
- Definitely the pretext were not the events of 1843.
- The factual content of the pretext varies drastically.
- Arguments between the Pope and Harry were just the pretext.
- Liu escaped later under the pretext of going to the latrine.
- The pretext should not be confused with the reason for the war.
- The Dutch continued to foment trouble on one pretext or the other.
- That being the case, the pretext is less clearly the correct option.
- First, they were lured to the clinic on the pretext of job opportunities.