pretext in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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pretext in the PONS Dictionary

pretext Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pretext for doing sth
un pretesto per fare qc
on the pretext that …
con il pretesto di …
under the pretext of doing sth
con il pretesto di fare qc

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The decision to declare war had been made six months earlier so the territorial dispute appears to be only a pretext.
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I will not enumerate all the crimes that have been committed under the pretext of justice.
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The ambassadors, on the contrary, assured their sovereigns that the accusation was a pretext.
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Officers of the law gave perjured testimony and presented fabricated evidence as a pretext for false arrests and wrongful imprisonment.
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In 1915, on the pretext of holding an exhibition, more than 90% of the buildings were torn down.
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This was made a pretext to annex the building.
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It became both text and pretext for an activity of picture-making.
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The proletariat also must struggle against annexations and attempts to create pseudo-independent states on the pretext of liberating oppressed peoples.
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Thus, nature and elements they become the pretext upon which the artist pushed the colour to get the effect felt.
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He also coordinated press releases to provide a pretext for their increased buying.
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