veneer

Example Sentences

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But it strips away the sentimental veneer attaching fans to their college teams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her father, Joseph, was a businessman who imported exotic hardwoods and veneers for the furniture industry.

From New York Times

Members of the trade group, which represents lumber mills, veneer plants and biomass facilities in the state, have lost hundreds of thousands of acres to wildfire over the past several years, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time, Cragg was a "closeted teenager" who hid his love of pop music behind a veneer of indie cool.

From BBC

Together with the “apocalyptic” symbolism of choosing Waco as a rally site, analysts said, Trump’s already thin veneer of plausible deniability is vanishing into unmistakable calls for violence.

From Washington Post