surface

Example Sentences

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In pursuit of aesthetic purity, these designs erase any trace of human labor or the complex mechanisms beneath the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

These improvements come directly from the smoother, more consistent surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, we are working literally at the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Rowan gasped as the smooth surface beneath his fingers came away in a fine, single sheet.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda