How to pronounce pretense

Listen to pretense in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“pretense” in real sentences

183 clips in the index · 14 American · 13 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. pretense they were a pretense for control Trump allies as McKay said in the first term

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. the right um Act of pretense when you're writing because pre pretense it is unlike spoken

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  3. pretense is that in the end you don't know whether it's pretense or not hyperobjects simply

    Sarah Lewison · hear it here

  4. Arthur Rambo gave up the pretense of poetry.

    Interdisciplinary Studies Institute UMass Amherst · hear it here

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