mere façade
Example Sentences
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Under his powerful hand, the Republic became a mere façade for the emergent Roman Empire.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mr. Pickles’ golly-gee-willikers temperament and old-fashioned propriety are no mere façade: dropping the mask of the character, he is yet more gentle.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 5, 2018
