under false pretenses
idiom
: by saying something that is not true, by pretending something, etc.
A reporter obtained documents from the company under false pretenses.
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Officials said the same ring was charged in a similar scheme where vehicles were taken under false pretenses and delivered to California Collision in San Bernardino.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit, filed last week in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan, accuses Bob Weinstein of withdrawing at least $6 million from company accounts under false pretenses, to give himself priority over creditors including AI International.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The scheme came to an abrupt halt when two Palestinians confronted the Israeli ambassador in Asunción about being brought to Paraguay under false pretenses.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Render alleges that he was placed under citizen’s arrest under false pretenses.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit, filed last week in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan, accuses Bob Weinstein of withdrawing at least $6 million from company accounts under false pretenses, to give himself priority over creditors including AI International.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The scheme came to an abrupt halt when two Palestinians confronted the Israeli ambassador in Asunción about being brought to Paraguay under false pretenses.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Render alleges that he was placed under citizen’s arrest under false pretenses.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Under false pretenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20false%20pretenses. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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