facade

Example Sentences

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The lettering had been stripped from the building, leaving only a faint imprint of the school’s name on the facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“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

Raymond Barlow, from the council's building standards team, told BBC Scotland News that it was not possible to demolish the facade with a machine as it would cause an uncontrolled collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

From the outside, it presented a stone facade carved in a pattern of lizards and pomegranates.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor