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Definition
a false appearance or action to help one pretend
- The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it.3.2 — Part 3 Chapter 2 (67% in)
- His simple ease spared her the necessity of explanation or pretense; his manner included no comment.3.5 — Part 3 Chapter 5 (15% in)
- That was a form of pretense, too—our being too casual.3.7 — Part 3 Chapter 7 (7% in)
- There must be no pretense at things to which you have no right.4.17 — Part 4 Chapter 17 (17% in)
There are no more uses of "pretense" in The Fountainhead.
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