Sentence examples for a surface-level effort from inspiring English sources

Elliott Negin, director of news and commentary at the nonprofit environmental group Union of Concerned Scientists, told HuffPost in January that such a position was a surface-level effort by those officials to make their positions seem reasonable.

Race is a surface-level social construct.

Of course, reading quickly is only productive in a surface-level sort of way.

But is this just a surface-level trend, or is paganism really having a moment?

At a surface level, Tillerson's backing of a carbon tax in 2009 has been cited by Exxon as evidence of its efforts to join the fight against climate change.

Sometimes people just read it on a surface level.

It originally had a surface level booking hall, but passenger demand soon made a sub-surface replacement imperative.

"It's really not just makeup at a surface level," she said.

On a surface level, at least.

On a surface level, Sapio looks a lot like Tinder.

These CEOs get a good deal — at least, on a surface level.