façade
Example Sentences
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Another character is quick to insist that everything he’s looking at — the walls, the people — is a facade.
From Los Angeles Times
Before entering the property, guests are greeted with a coastal facade emphasized by blue and white paneling.
From MarketWatch
Soaring murals, brightly painted, of smiling crowds dominate building facades around this busy roundabout.
From BBC
The earl of Arundel’s tomb expresses the grim realities beneath the era’s facade of chivalry: Above, he is depicted resplendent in full armor; below, as a gaunt cadaver.
Ornate Creole-style ironwork decorated the facades of buildings just like they do in the French Quarter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
