fig leaf
Example Sentences
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Others call the dictionary a fig leaf for the interpretive excesses of jurists bent on reading the law to suit a political agenda.
From Los Angeles Times
By that point it would be too late for an international force, which would be little more than a fig leaf for Hamas’s power.
Since the special session agenda was unveiled, Democrats have been calling the letter a fig leaf that provides political cover for the partisan motivation behind the redistricting effort.
From Salon
Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures are nothing more than a fig leaf for pay offs from foreign nationals.
From Los Angeles Times
Even as a fig leaf, it is surprisingly persuasive: who could argue against “efficiency,” that core value of free-market capitalism?
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
