Sentence examples for sake of appearances from inspiring English sources

For the sake of appearances, the I.S.U.

I hold somebody's hand for the sake of appearances.

For the sake of appearances, he put up with them.

For the sake of appearances, the defence minister has usually been a Sunni.

My parents weren't interested in spending money for the sake of appearances, that's all.

But, for the sake of appearances, I'd have to say it's better to give.

The A.N.C. have effectively sidelined him, but they keep him as a figurehead for the sake of appearance".

Much of the skill involves joining wood inconspicuously for the sake of appearance, as opposed to the joining of unseen structural pieces (see joint).

The local authority still has a role to play here, and attempts to create something new for the sake of appearance are wasteful and unnecessary.

The book is essentially a collection of 850-word pieces, with occasional chapter divisions that seem to be there for the sake of appearance rather than of thematic function.

Massive-looking stone-faced abutments were designed for the sake of appearance but then were never built, leaving a rather useless tangle of light steel latticework at the abutments.