pretext|pretexts in English
noun
[pre·text || 'prɪːtekst]
excuse, pretense, alleged reason, alibi
Use "pretext|pretexts" in a sentence
1. He just needed a pretext.
2. Today, opposers likewise look for a pretext.
3. The incident provided the pretext for war.
4. One pretext disposed of, McClellan found another.
5. He'll phone on some pretext or other.
6. 1 The incident provided the pretext for war.
7. He considered inventing some pretext for calling her.
8. 8 John left early under the pretext of illness.
9. 7 He cheated me under the pretext of friendship.
10. He stayed away on the pretext of ill health.
11. He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.
12. They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.
13. Every adverse employment decision is a pretext for litigation.
14. 6 He stayed away under the pretext of ill health.
15. I called her on the pretext of needing more information.
16. He keeps popping into my office on the slightest pretext.
17. Be careful not to give him a pretext to report you.
18. 2 He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.
19. Soon, housewives started roaming the city under the pretext of shopping.
20. The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.
21. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections.
22. He absented himself from the meeting on the pretext of illness.
23. 28 This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections.
24. He used his research as a pretext for travelling to Hungary.
25. We'll have to find a pretext for not going to the party.