Pretence in a sentence

They stole land under the pretence of religion or reverence, in the early middle ages, they seized it by conquest, they expropriated, and they enclosed it for their private use under the pretence of efficiency and society.

Alternatively, will the process be a pretence of democracy enabling powerful individuals, factions, clans, and so on within Indigenous communities to control the selection process for their own benefit?

Omhenemhen added that the defendant, also obtained from one Bosede Adeyanju, a sum of N1,750,000, under the false pretence that he would secure employment for her family and friend, Odo Kehinde and Oladimeji Olarewaju into the security organization.

Resignations are simply a to throw shade, a pretence/evasion of public scrutiny.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Erinle to five years jail term on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct and obtaining money under false pretence.

The only thing that I don’t like with all this Igbo pretending to be Muslim is known that it’s a pretence because Igbo can’t be Muslim, it’s not in our DNA.

Though they afforded him the drama of pretence by allowing him to preside over civilian functions such as attending a graduation ceremony as a chancellor of the Zimbabwe Open University, the nocturnal characters had already taken charge.

Yekini said the couple fraudulently obtained the money from Kazeem Sarufat and Kazeem Morufat, under the pretence of supplying them palm oil but converted the money to their use.

Clarke is answering to charges of uttering forged documents, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of a forged document.

Despite this stance being official SNP policy in 2024, but also unchampioned in the campaign, some people want to run with it again in 2026 – privately acknowledging that this is to keep up a pretence on independence.

He never makes any valid pretence.

Its high time we give an account of oursrlves and god dont judge by your outward pretence but whats true within your heart.

Maura and Richard both got stuck into the pretence, as they covered one another in feathers and molasses and put on their best acting performance.

No pretence – that’s what I loved about him.

Oyewale said they were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on impersonation, cheating, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining by false pretence.

Several others have been taken advantage of by companies who made them work for free under the pretence of eventually signing their papers, only to stop responding to emails directly before the three month job search window closed.

The judge continued: "Your intention was to administer a lethal injection of poison on the pretence of administering a Covid booster.

There is no doubt that the US election has impacted on America’s oversight on Israeli tactics in their ongoing conflict with Palestinians, but with the election over, they can have no pretence that their complicity on war crimes can be ignored.

The suspects are wanted for trial for obtaining property by false pretence, contrary to Section 8 and punishable under Section 1(3) & Section 10 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, Cap.

This is another pretence; people who are intensely political trying to gain some sort of acceptance and credibility by portraying themselves as erudite and independent,” Jagdeo had said.