Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• He'll phone on some pretext or other. Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Dictionary results for ...
• Aug 7, 2004 ... ... potential victims, requesting updated personal information on some pretext or other, such as technical problems or internal accounting errors.
• 斎藤和英大 辞典. He always tries to shirk his duty on some pretext or other. 彼は何かと口実を  ...
• He refuses on some pretext or other. なんだかんだ言って承知しない
• I had to get out of it on some pretext or other, and maybe I chose badly, being taken unawares, but no honorable person could consent to meet him in the field,  ...

• At the expiration of the period (1893) Chile evaded compliance with the agreement, and under various pretexts retained forcible possession of the territory.
• ... it is clear that all this is done under various pretexts; but they always conceal themselves behind their well known treble slogan [Liberty, Equality, Fraternity].
• He has visited different locations in India under various pretexts such as delivering talks, TV programs, conducting workshops, addressing seminars and ...
• Oct 2, 2015 ... ... for the Syrian civilian to move between those areas, according to his need, but ISIS imposed a lot of constraints under various pretexts.