veneer
Example Sentences
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There’s still a lot on the docket for tomorrow—and a lot of potential tripwires that could shake the veneer of stability that both countries are trying hard to project.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
While Metcalf’s Linda adopts a facade of stoicism to shield her family from the grief erupting in her, Abbott’s Biff is forced to reveal the broken man behind the defiant veneer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“Behind the veneer of Christian tradition and rustic charm, the Eastlands operated Camp Mystic as something very different from its outward image,” it states.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
One victim's family says Bush operated behind a veneer of respectability.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
He talked a great deal about Truth also, for he was, he said, “cutting down beneath the veneer of civilization.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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