façade
Example Sentences
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An AFP journalist at the scene saw the collapsed facade of a residential building and rescue workers searching the rubble for victims.
From Barron's
Despite doubts about whether the board has legal authority to change the name, the new moniker was added to the building’s facade soon after the vote.
A craftsperson applies paint to the stone facade of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
From Los Angeles Times
The building, with its limestone facade, took up an entire city block.
I think what we’ll see over the course of the season is that facade start to slide.
From Los Angeles Times
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