Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretensionless
Literary usage of Pretensionless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1897)
"... honest, pretensionless simplicity "with which he sets forth his thoughts, is
reached by few. Whatever he under- " takes he seems to compass without ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1844)
"With those who, like me, have had the gratification of meeting this pretensionless
and amiable personage in society, and were aware of his public services, ..."
3. Monthly Review (1820)
"... (whose name he lauds,) yet his style (to use one of Mr. P.'s expressions) is
more pretensionless and less florid, and therefore less objectionable. ..."
4. Essays and Speeches of Jeremiah S. Black: With a Biographical Sketch by Jeremiah Sullivan Black, Chauncey F. Black (1885)
"He set forth his purchase of the land from Galindo, and the other grounds of his
demand, in a way so modest and pretensionless that you can hardly help ..."
5. Essays and Speeches of Jeremiah S. Black: With a Biographical Sketch by Jeremiah Sullivan Black, Chauncey F. Black (1885)
"He set forth his purchase of the land from Galindo, and the other grounds of his
demand, in a way so modest and pretensionless that you can hardly help ..."
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