Sentence examples for mere trappings from inspiring English sources
Jayawardene revised the 1972 constitution and had himself elected executive president, setting up an oppressive state with the mere trappings of democracy.
Unhook the mere trappings of Catholic culture from the context of their original religious meaning, in other words, and all you really are left with are some banged-up old holy cards.
Once inside the theatre, mere trappings give way to something more interesting with designer Amanda Stoodley offering a wonderful, slightly surreal touch with a chandelier constructed of beer glasses, plus a grubby carpet and circular bar.
A one-party parade of generals, lawyers and technocrats as presidents earned Mexico the epithet of "the perfect dictatorship," a government with mere trappings of democracy and with the power to crush opponents.
And will Taiwan continue to be happy with the mere trappings of independence rather than the real thing?
It is a mildly amusing hour, reminiscent of a Radio 4 Peter Tinniswood monologue that has been mugged by performance art, but the lack of substance in the writing makes the visual element of the production look like mere prettified trappings.
But by mere fact of its name and Middle Eastern trappings, the game invokes and raises them.
Trailer trash may seem like the polar opposite of life in a gated community, but once you strip away the material trappings of either lifestyle, what's left are mere mortals.
But to dismiss signs of courtesy as mere symbols and to argue that what matters is not the outward trappings misses the point, said Richard Boyd, an associate professor of government at Georgetown University.
Though critically appreciated at the time (Rolling Stone's 1977 review of Rumours praised her ability to "move easily into the thematic trappings of the California rock myth"), they were written off by some as mere easy-listening hitmakers.
