How to pronounce pretension
“pretension” pronunciation in American English
Listen to pretension 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.
“pretension” in real sentences
53 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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- There's no pretension to that.
Vanity Fair
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Concealed sexual frustraion, pretension, and dishonesty.
The School of Life
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got some very wise things to say about pretension
Sheffield Hallam University Space & Place Group
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well, very exquisitely, but putting on no airs, no pretension.
Talks at Google
Words that sound like “pretension”
Words one sound away from pretension — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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