ostensible

Example Sentences

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One of the items Varda collects during the course of the film is a clock without hands — and that ostensible deficiency is fine by her.

From New York Times

Graham is hilarious and heartbreaking as the ostensible antagonist, her outsize bravura punctured by a wrenching moment of true vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times

Assuming that Washington is representative of the rest of the country, this ostensible “excise tax” is going to have a big impact on our state’s economy.

From Seattle Times

Not even the ostensible protagonist of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

McMahon may have to roll over on some things to appease his ostensible superior, but he’s played the long game before, only to plot an operatic revenge.

From Washington Post