The pretenders gathered at the palace to claim the throne.

The pretendant claimed to be the rightful heir to the throne.

There were many pretendants for the job.

The pretendences of the students were obvious to the teacher.

He put on a great pretendence of being happy, but deep down he was miserable.

The pretendents gathered in the ballroom for the royal competition.

He is a pretendent for the position of CEO.

She smiled pretendingly to hide her disappointment.

Her pretendingness was evident in her extravagant gestures and excessive use of big words.