All 3 Uses of
pretense
in
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- By time Stu was committed to Cause, we dropped pretense and let him know that Adam was chairman whom he would not meet in person for security reasons.†
Chpt 12
- I don't see how we can keep up the pretense past the arrival date of this next ship.
Chpt 14 *pretense = appearance that helps to pretend something
- Once home I ducked into workshop on pretense of needing to change arms.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(pretense) a false appearance or action to help one pretendeditor's notes: This is sometimes seen in the expression "false pretense" or "false pretenses" which is just emphasizing that behavior or actions do not reflect the true situation.