Example Sentences

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It’s possible this has left him thinking the world’s bad guys are a Potemkin village, that they talk big but fold quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

They are the world’s most expensive decorations — a clean-energy Potemkin village stretched across the provinces.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Visitors and cameras paraded through what had become a Potemkin village.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Jamison Carter’s new sculptures are like stage sets for splendor, together forming a Potemkin village of triumphal bliss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2018

One team encountered a Potemkin village of Russian hardware, officials said, with dozens of parked tanks accompanied by a small security detail.

From Washington Post