Pretense and Screen

Pretense

Pretense noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.

Screen and pretense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a noun "Pretense".

Screen

Screen noun - The art or business of making a movie.

Pretense and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game Cruelty Potential The most recent games have stopped all pretense of dying not being hilarious by adding a screen of text full of Black Comedy.
  • Series / Red Eye With Greg Gutfeld Of course...for the rest of the episode, they all just drop the pretense and refer to Andy by his real name...and the address of his real Twitter-feed appears on screen under him (presumably to let new viewers in on the joke).
  • Film / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Seriously, you can't make this stuff up.Received a Screen-to-Stage Adaptation in 2002.Provides examples of: Accidental Aiming Skills: The Baron tries to shoot his own wife when she gets launched into the air and held up with a Parachute Petticoat under the pretense he's trying to help her down.
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