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

They come with this veneer of society’s expectations and all of these things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

By repeating this process many times, they removed the copper atoms from the surface of the metal, creating a veneer of almost pure gold.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann