Growth
Or if they did, they did so around corners as pretense, perhaps, subtext, allusion, metaphor. you were right, though, i could hear it in your voice. there was finality, there, which spoke of a choice already made.
LAWT #7 ~ Faking
"speaking of sweets," lorrie took up the pretense once more, "let's 'get to know each other'. whaddya say, hot stuff?"
Static Memory Record 86-75309
My pretense for being at the hospital wasshaky. i no longer doubted this animal's ability to have me forcibly removed. my ability to complete my objective is uncertain if i cooperate, but i will most certainly fail if i am thrown out of the hospital.
Dragoon the Magnificent
The king would have struck her down without even a pretense of a trial. then all eyes looked to the old figure of dragoon still standing in the middle of the courtyard.
CH4
Simba blushed, turning away on the pretense of cutting a few ribs from the large roasted animal at the center of the table. "what kind of meat is this?", he asked after he'd picked the bones clean. "it's delicious."
Headstorm
Is it so wrong to just play the part of myself and not hurt so much in a failing pretense of something i'm not? i threw the flag, cursing and turning to beat up my pillow.
Easy hard reset
He looked happy for a few seconds - then the gleam of his eyes grew dull and his smile became only a pretense. "i thought you liked that," fyr said, a bit disappointed. gan nodded. "i did," he answered. "i really did. but...
Prayer and Demon 16 - The King
But the king scowled at even this pretense of defiance. "get these out of the way," he growled, gesturing at the tables.
The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book X Chapter 42
The peculiar stench of a lie and pretense pulsed lively from the guests, the entire party was nothing more than fakery. a forgery of authority and power.
Life of the Plate
He engaged in niceties for the first few bites of the general tso's and then dropped his fork and spoon along with his pretenses for civility.
The Secret Life of Joseph Davidson
He was a proud briton who would save his friends, his countrymen, even total strangers for the sake of not his own good, not for the pretense of british heroism, but for the cause of decency and good will.
Pacificaris: Tales of What Lies Below
You can't create a utopia and sustain one on false pretenses!" steam was practically rolling off his skin he was so hot and pissed over it. the king's guards moved closer to mist just in case he made a move.