on the surface
Example Sentences
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“But there’s also so many variables … that go into that, that make it more complex than it would seem on the surface level. So again similar to a few players that we’ve had in the past … that have been at that level in the ecosystem, you’ve got to begin communication and begin working through it to come up with a win-win solution.”
From Los Angeles Times
On the surface, neither of these seem particularly worrisome.
From Barron's
If things that are made aren’t being moved, then the economy may not be as healthy as it appears on the surface.
From MarketWatch
They saw nothing but chaos as they glided over what had been their homes, farms, forests: animals thrashing in the water, goats, cows, antelopes, wild cats, monkeys, snakes; mighty forest trees with only their topmost branches sticking out; and everything imaginable swirling on the surface—tree trunks, birds’ nests, cornstalks, roofing thatch, brooms, clothes, shoes.…
From Literature
A strong wind was whipping up bigger waves on the surface, and I could only stay afloat through constant, frenetic movement.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
