on the surface
Example Sentences
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We want to do that on the surface of the Moon.
From Barron's
A water strider zips around on the surface of the water, making patterns in its wake.
From Literature
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Gerard MacDonell, an economist at 22V Research, said in a note that Powell’s remarks were actually more dovish than they looked on the surface.
From Barron's
Despite the stock reactions, Favuzza said his impression of early buy-side sentiment was that the announcement “isn’t as big of a deal as it seems on the surface.”
From MarketWatch
Ultimately, “Against the Dying of the Light” succeeds as a whole because it’s so layered, offering aesthetic beauty and room-filling atmosphere on the surface and tangled concepts to wrestle with the deeper you go.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.