How to use "pretext" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pretext" in popular movie and book plots

  • One evening, on the pretext Gwen would like to see a movie, she and Joe leave the barge and go to a pub.  - Young Adam (film)
  • He visits her at home with the pretext of replacing the broken mailbox, but instead they begin a relationship.  - White Palace (film)
  • Paule seizes any pretext for being cruel to her sons, and especially to Jean.  - Viper in the Fist
  • He begins by having Uranari transferred to a remote post on the pretext of furthering his career.  - Botchan
  • Eventually, Number One moves in with the now exhausted and inebriated Hanada under the pretext that he is deciding how to kill him.  - Branded to Kill
  • The money will be paid into "Aslan's" treasury, held by Shift, on the pretext that it will be used for the good of the Narnians.  - The Last Battle
  • Sue invites Mick to return with her to New York City on the pretext of continuing the feature story.  - Crocodile Dundee
  • Rowena Drake broke the vase of flowers in front of Miss Whittaker as a pretext for being wet after having drowned Joyce.  - Hallowe'en Party
  • Under pretext of coming to help with housework, Mary writes to her father, who initially refuses her return.  - Hatter's Castle
  • Inventing a false pretext of Drouet’s sudden illness, he lures Carrie onto a train and escapes with her to Canada.  - Sister Carrie
  • On the pretext of illness Cécile remains locked in her chambers, refusing all visitors.  - Dangerous Liaisons
  • Then, as a pretext to get Thorwald out of his apartment, Jeff telephones him and arranges a meeting at a bar.  - Rear Window
  • Tom then arranges a meeting with Bernie, but sends Caspar instead on the pretext that he will be meeting Mink.  - Miller's Crossing
  • These three are in Humperdinck's employ and have been ordered to kill Buttercup once in Guilder, Florin's enemy, as a pretext to start a war.  - The Princess Bride (film)
  • The Soviet Northern Fleet therefore sails out to sink Red October under the pretext of a search and rescue mission.  - The Hunt for Red October
  • Andy's new job is a pretext for him to begin managing financial matters for the prison employees.  - The Shawshank Redemption

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