Terrence Howard plays a music mogul in a new series on Fox. 1  CHICAGO â In the presidential suite of a Hilton hotel, above a ballroom full of extras waiting to shoot a lavish party scene, sat the two lead actors of âEmpire,â a new Fox series about a feuding entertainment-industry family.
Define pretext: a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs â pretext in a sentence a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairsâ¦
The definition of a pretense is a false impression, a false claim or an attempt to make a falsehood appear true. 1  An example of a pretense is when you pretend to be friends with someone you don't like.  An example of a pretense is when you claim to be an expert in something you aren't.