Sentence examples for a thin veneer of from inspiring English sources

This amnesia is enabled by a thin veneer of multiculturalism.

We have adopted only a thin veneer of modernity.

Aside from a thin veneer of slightly unconvincing psychological grounding to validate the nudity, that's it.

But the result is not just biography with a thin veneer of embellishment.

Further, holes can exist undetected at the surface, covered by a thin veneer of sand.

Another type of terrace is cut into bedrock and may have a thin veneer of alluvium, or sedimentary deposits.

The plateaus and hillsides have a thin veneer of loamy soils, while the plains and valleys have fertile alluvial soils.

A thin veneer of nitrogen or methane ice could effectively hide the spectral signature of water ice.

In Mr. Mahalchick's best work an almost devotional sense of precision shines through a thin veneer of slovenliness.

It is often covered with a thin veneer of alluvium and may be confused with an alluvial fan.

Scientists believe the mountains are made from water ice with just a thin veneer of "exotic" ices, methane and nitrogen.