surface

Example Sentences

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That sense of erasure—of something fundamental being lost beneath the surface of change—felt familiar to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Venus, for example, has a surface temperature around that level, and every lander sent there has failed in part due to extreme heat.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The back-and-forth over change and the status quo broke to the surface during last month’s housing forum in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history taking the first steps on the lunar surface, Collins was alone in the command module, orbiting the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Then, using every bit of strength he had, he swam upward, pulling the boy toward the surface.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret