Sentence examples for ostensibly as a from inspiring English sources

Surprisingly to outsiders, most Highland wars start ostensibly as a dispute over either pigs or women.

He went to Leipzig first, ostensibly as a student, but still engaging in journalism.

Syria sent its troops into Lebanon during the civil war, ostensibly as a peacekeeping force.

Jersey City constructed the building, ostensibly as a community center, and now leases it to the company.

Jersey City constructed the building, ostensibly as a community center, and now leases it to the company..

It was released as a free download in March – ostensibly as a mixtape, although there was nothing throwaway about it.

They confiscated journalists' computers and prevented publication for a week, ostensibly as a punishment for labour law violations.

The banker places a deposit at her disposal, ostensibly as a friendly loan, but he foreclosed heavily when the fund is exhausted and seeks to press his claims.

Hence also the tanks on the streets and fighters in the air, ostensibly as a rehearsal for Moscow's military parade on May 9th.

The Bundys played a significant role in the Malheur takeover, running the lengthy siege in 2016 ostensibly as a protest of the Hammonds' federal sentences.

A final part of the pattern that emerged with last year's high-profile abusers was contrition, ostensibly as a table setting for rehabilitation.