I know more about Einstein's theories than my science teacher does.
he is a world-class pretentious curmudgeon who deconstructs the world around him.
"She was only being pretentious, claiming she'd visited all these great places.""She dominated the conversation with her pretentious theories about rock music, but it was obvious to everyone that she had no idea what she was talking about."--"Quid pro quo, Mr. Colt.""What does that mean?""It means I'm pretentious." (National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, 1993)
The word pretentious means, according to Merriam-Webster, "expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature."In everyday terms, it can mean pompous, snobby, showy and ostentatious.In a sentence:Her disdain towards the lives of the "common folk" seemed to me to extremely pretentious.
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The old man was a very pretentious fellow.
She liked to pretend that she was a famous actress, but everyone knew she was just being pretentious.
I feel so pretentious wearing this $3,000 suit; I'm used to wearing a pair of jeans and a t-shirt all day.
he is a world-class pretentious curmudgeon who deconstructs the world around him.
The new, upscale boutique in town seems to be a bit too pretentious for my liking.
"She was only being pretentious, claiming she'd visited all these great places.""She dominated the conversation with her pretentious theories about rock music, but it was obvious to everyone that she had no idea what she was talking about."--"Quid pro quo, Mr. Colt.""What does that mean?""It means I'm pretentious." (National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, 1993)
sorry three non-examples of plot? Table, laughing, and pretentious are NON examples of plot.
To get pretentious
The word pretentious means, according to Merriam-Webster, "expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature."In everyday terms, it can mean pompous, snobby, showy and ostentatious.In a sentence:Her disdain towards the lives of the "common folk" seemed to me to extremely pretentious.
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pretend
An example sentence is a sentence written to show usage of a particular word or phrase. This sentence is an example of an example sentence!