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ostensible
Example Sentences
And why would its ostensible spokesperson refuse to answer yes/no questions about them?
A trove of Bush-era emails that had been quote-unquote-lost resurfaced in 2009, the victim of an ostensible act of mislabeling.
The ostensible middle-ground approach, to “provide weapons an training” to the Ukrainians got about 25 perent of the vote.
Oblivious self-entitlement is now so widespread and suitable for mockery that the ostensible cure has begun to follow in its wake.
It would seem that for all of its ostensible lack of vim and vigor, Israel Media Watch is a very effective organization.
The ostensible reason for this was, that in the Emperor's opinion he had not pressed the siege of Saragossa.
About 100,000 members were enrolled in the union, the ostensible aim of which was the defence of the working manʼs interests.
The conflagration of Rome, attributed by Nero to the Christians, which was the ostensible cause of the first persecution.
People took up the notion from his wild appearance, and because he had no ostensible means of living.
No time should be lost, therefore return her Epistle with the aforesaid ostensible letter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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