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They used the incident as a pretext to invade the country.pretext = a false reason presented to hide the real reason (for doing something)
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She thinks the need for international pollution control is being used as a pretext to create a world government that supersedes national sovereignty with extensive rule making and taxing authority.
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It was just a pretext for John to stroke Tita's hands in front of Pedro. (source)pretext = false excuse
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The pretext was that they had evicted a trespasser.† (source)
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The pretext for many of the outbursts was miscommunication.† (source)
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Then, under the pretext of bringing in aid, they could legitimately enter Pakistan and spy on all our secrets.† (source)
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After breakfast he left the house under the pretext of wanting to tell August the latest developments.† (source)
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It's dispiriting, the way she invents pretexts.† (source)
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Pretexting an appointment one afternoon, for he was not a little ashamed of his weakness, he left Dunsford and went straight to the shop which he had vowed never again to enter.† (source)
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That's their pretext for going after you.† (source)
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Like you, sir, I have abandoned that pathetic faith with its pretexts and evasions.† (source)
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And yet every time I devised some pretext to get her on her own, here he came, thump thump thump, sheepish grin, arm around her shoulder, wrecking everything.† (source)
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The rest of us were constantly being beaten in the most savage way, on the most frivolous pretexts, but never Sebastian.† (source)
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I stop Peeta's practice, on the pretext of showing him how to rid himself of the itchy scabs, and as we scrub ourselves, I bring up our escape.† (source)
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In various disguises, under various pretexts, they tried to slip through the barriers, which were so well guarded by citizen soldiers of the Republic.† (source)
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Two years ago, she had tried to evict them on the pretext that relatives from China were coming to live there.† (source)
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