on the face
Example Sentences
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It’s slander to allege that he’s above us, just because he’s been one of the richest people on the face of the planet.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Humans are really good at picking up small details on the face, and so are dogs," says first author Raúl Hernández-Pérez from the University of Vienna.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Previous variants were more dangerous on the face of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Both fall under the category of "mundane job simulations", an ever-growing gaming genre in which people carry out routine and - on the face of it - not very exciting tasks.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Home was, still is, a rusty old trailer stuck on the face of a mountain in Deep Water, in the heart of Fayette County.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
