superficially

Example Sentences

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Adrift, alone and haunted by guilt about that incident in her past, she becomes hypnotized by Peter’s superficially rational-sounding ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Charlotin believes that the superficially authentic tone of AI bots’ output may encourage overworked or inattentive lawyers to accept bogus citations without double-checking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

The statement said the the property "appeared to have been searched superficially" and cash was found in the couple's bedroom.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bland, ice giants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

It was like a persistent, deep hammer thud more than the bright, sharp clarity when you cut yourself superficially.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman