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Pretenses meaning
plural of pretense
Example sentences (20)
A District Court in Amasaman has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a 35-year-old self-employed man on charges of attempt to commit crime namely defrauding and defrauding by false pretenses.
It didn't take long before both parties dropped all pretenses and engaged in a grisly fight for survival.
Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, June 15, 2023, convicted a former member of the House of Representatives, Mansur Ali Mashi on eight counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretenses.
Not only was it a gut-punch for Buffy who had just lost the love of her life, but seeing BAngel reunited under such false pretenses drove a stake right through our hearts.
Shaw has been dismissive of both Picard and Captain William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) since they boarded the USS Titan-A under false pretenses.
Their physical closeness fosters a transparency that lets pretenses fall away.
Two individuals were arrested by police in Lusaka on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses.
Wilson would then deposit the money she secured under false pretenses into her bank account.
Aegon—the poor young king—is up and walking and about as glad of it as Hank was in It turns out that Larys, despite his pretenses otherwise, is behind these attempts at recovery.
Another relative suggested the family was pressured, under false pretenses, to speak with the reporters.
It strips away the easy pretenses and requires us to account to the Holy Spirit for all the ways in which we fall short.
One of the biggest risks with crowdfunding is scams, which occur when campaigns ask for contributions under false pretenses.
Pounds and his co-defendants were accused of running a scheme to obtain COVID-related loans under false pretenses, often claiming the loans were for nonprofit, faith-based organizations.
A Kentucky legislator who was arrested during demonstrations over the case has accused Louisville police of detaining her and about 20 allies on false pretenses and called for charges to be dropped.
Hence, a venerable institution such as can turn from its mission of strictly pursuing news and be enlisted as the public relations service for rogue government agencies seeking to overthrow a president under false pretenses.
He was the one who lured Thors' fleet to the Faroe Islands under false pretenses, then trapped and took Thors down.
I felt extremely betrayed, like he got me in bed under false pretenses.
In that case, the Lone Star State argued in favor of a series of regulations applied to abortion clinics, which had no basis in medical science and were obvious pretenses to force clinics to shut down.
She admitted to paying the scheme's mastermind $500,000 to get her daughters into the USC under false pretenses.
The Dog Ate My Homework: OptionC: NeedlesslyCanadian: Exluddite: I support the banning of leaf blowers even if it is on the flimsiest of pretenses.