veneer

Example Sentences

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One victim's family says Bush operated behind a veneer of respectability.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But there was a whole economy of momentum behind that veneer of equal positioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Instead, he seems as if he’s trying to lacquer on a veneer of righteousness to some very nasty business.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

On a low coffee table, with circular and semicircular stains bitten into the dark veneer, lay a few wilted numbers of Time and Life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath