on the face
Example Sentences
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Oracle has a $523 billion revenue backlog which is impressive on the face of it.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
Asked about the tribunal's judgement in Ms Peggie's case, the peer said that "on the face of it" it appeared "not be to be compatible" with the Supreme Court ruling.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
“It just depends on the face, the person, what they need and their budget,” Vargas said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Earlier this year, Meta announced a multibillion-dollar cable project named Waterworth, which will connect the U.S. to South Africa, India and Australia, scrawling a 31,000-mile letter W on the face of the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
It won’t just be Todd and Viola, sitting by a river as the sun comes up, eating our breakfast, the only two people on the face of the planet.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
