façade
Example Sentences
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"The humour is still there but we start to see cracks in the facade."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“From arrival, the stately facade, dramatic architectural lines, and sweeping sight lines create a striking first impression.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
“There’s this facade, but then there’s this whole world going on inside her head,” Mumolo said.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
Paul Alexander Nolan’s Max, the owner of a boardwalk video store who crashes into the lives of the Emerson family, puts on a Clark Kent facade to conceal his nefarious alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I saw the Grote Markt, half a block away, as clearly as though I were standing there, saw the town hall and St. Bavo’s and the fish mart with its stair-stepped facade.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing façade
The Great Gatsby
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The Lightning Thief
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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