Sentence examples for superficial kind from inspiring English sources

What's more, it's selfishness of the most superficial kind.

This superficial kind of interest can be contrasted with the existential passion that Kierkegaard identified with our spiritual life.

The danger of Tan's huge commercial success is that it leads to a decorative, rather superficial kind of Chineseness.

"Rather than do a superficial kind of change, this gave us a chance to experiment with the show a little bit more.

The ancient Babylonians, Sumerians, and Greeks seldom practiced any but the most superficial kind of embalming, anointing the body with unguents, perfumes, and spices.

Ndi Kato, an activist from Kaduna State which has suffered multiple bomb blasts this year, described the Nigerian reaction this weekend as "internet sadness", a superficial kind of solidarity that doesn't meaningfully extend offline.

Indeed, these cases of "deep" natural kinds contrast dramatically with cases of more superficial kinds like "bachelor," whose nature is pretty much exhausted by the linguistics of the matter.

And it felt like we had to take it there to make it have meaning, because otherwise it would be a superficial, preachy kind of song and visual".

You want superficial intimacy, the kind that won't get too heavy.

Beyond all our superficial differences, what kind of civilization do we dream of bequeathing to the coming generations?

While this newest Apple ad (about which I am being paid millions to post) is entertaining in a sort of superficial, nudge-nudge amirite kind of way, I don't think it's really as compelling as most of the other ads, even as lacking in facts as those were.