veneer

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Beneath her veneer of regal dignity Ms. Faridany reveals the character’s icy heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Tenzing was moving closely behind the other four, stepping exactly where they had stepped, when he broke through a thin veneer of snow spanning a deep crevasse.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer