on the surface
Example Sentences
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The result is a loaf that tastes seasoned all the way through, not just on the surface.
From Salon
A passive investor looking at the rise and fall of major stock benchmarks mostly observes what’s happening on the surface.
He just needs enough time on the surface to feel comfortable with the movement and the structure of the points.
From Los Angeles Times
Although it may seem naïve, on the surface, to stoop to such mundanity — a variation on our era’s “go outside and touch grass” naturalism — Styles may be genuinely onto something.
From Salon
The company is testing Anello’s inertial navigation as a way for its micro subs to travel miles underwater—where GPS doesn’t work—and to navigate on the surface in GPS-denied areas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.