Sentence examples for superficial facade from inspiring English sources
For Mr. Keyes, the superficial facade of an ordinary life as a construction contractor and family man concealed the dark and cold interior life no one ever saw of a roving serial killer, rapist, arsonist and bank robber.
Beyond the superficial street facades, Darbyshire has installed a room that resembles the interior of a show house, presenting the offer of a better life with an assortment of aspirational design objects.
Some of the Shanghai investment has gone toward short-term and superficial improvements like paint jobs and new facades for buildings throughout the city.
At first glance, Islington Square's exaggerated exteriors would appear to support those critics who see Fat as superficial provocateurs, but there is substance beyond the facades, in every sense.
The photographs, too, are diverse; they take a sort of superficial interest in city views, including many shots of facades and sidewalks, but occasionally venture indoors (in one case, to capture the poet Robert Creeley's messy desk).
But preservationists argue that removing ornamentation can be a superficial fix that may not address underlying problems of water seeping into the facade and may even worsen them.
To say that this is a city of extraordinary facades is not the same as saying it's a superficial place.
The task is hidden beneath the superficial return to normal activity, like the blackened mass of the destroyed north transept that lies behind a plywood facade.
Who will prune the facade?
The principal facade appeared untouched.
