Sentence examples for On the surface but from inspiring English sources

You see one thing on the surface, but you don't know what you're going to get".  .

This sounds simple on the surface, but proves to be one of the hardest tasks to do well.

Jokey on the surface but genuine underneath – brotherly, almost.

Sounds simple on the surface, but there's a problem: when do you perform this step?

An underground warren of tunnels helps relieve congestion on the surface, but left me hopelessly lost.

Everything seemed OK on the surface, but I was not OK underneath".

"Everything might look beautiful on the surface, but things aren't always what they seem".

- Ekaterina Ivanova It's better on the surface, but still has inclusion and institutional issues.

It's all very polite on the surface but underneath it's a brittle game of poker face.

Valium Skies is calmer on the surface, but with strange, fractured noises skittering at its heart.

The encounter feels suffocating; the author's wisdom seems innocent, on the surface, but also puzzling.