skin-deep
Example Sentences
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More central than the gross-out factor is a wry statement of disability pride, a reminder that swagger needn’t be skin-deep.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
Studies exploring skin-deep resilience have found evidence of a health toll in outwardly resilient young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds, including higher risk of inflammation, immune cell aging, metabolic disorders, and chronic disease.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
The pursuit of improvement was more than skin-deep: Every shopping trip offered the possibility that I would find the product that would change everything, not only my visage but my very nature.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine has reminded us all what is possible when empathy is really felt, but it will be bittersweet if our solidarity is really just skin-deep.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022
They were also forced to live with skin-deep guilt brought on by the treatment of their former Nisei schoolmates.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
