facade

Example Sentences

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“Brats” is very much so “about the public facade of friendship,” notes McCarthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The structure collapse with only part of the facade left standing.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

She added that she believed the UAE was cracking down on people filming missiles in order to "maintain the facade that it is safe for tourists".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Jessie had built the water wall along the eastern facade of the brownstone, inspired by a science class during which her teacher showed them different cartoons of Rube Goldberg machines.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser