| In music, pretension is nine tenths of the charts, but trade a bit of that pretentiousness and you can uncover gems. |
| They invite questions but also somehow avoid pretentiousness, obscurantism or any form of exclusivity. |
| This model works in the first half but it does unravel into messy pretentiousness towards the end. |
| Contemporary dance is constantly called upon to protest its relevance against accusations of complacency and pretentiousness. |
| It's a title that loses a lot in the translation and gains only a characteristically Gallic whiff of pretentiousness. |
| Ultimately what it amounts to is an aversion to pretentiousness and egomania. |
