"through the veneer" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to see beyond surface appearances and uncover the true nature of something. Example: Despite his polished and charming demeanor, she could see through the veneer of his lies and deceit.
Mullaly saw through the veneer.
Mr. Cohen points out one occasion when some kind of disturbing fantasy may have even broken through the veneer.
Despite this glamorous reputation, Búzios is still a small town, and one that invariably reveals the country's economic struggles through the veneer of a vacation resort.
By the end of the encounter, their acid dialogue has burned through the veneer of smug, bourgeois respectability, with alternately comic and uncomfortable consequences.
But at least these losses have broken through the veneer of Jesse's passivity, as he tears up the floors of the church screaming for Eugene.
Watkin asks the reader to look through the veneer of archaeology to rediscover the site as it was famous for centuries.
Kids can see through the veneers of so many promises.
When I write "optical properties" what I am saying is -- the way human eyes perceive light reflecting and passing through the veneers.
Hired legal experts backed up plans to ram Sonny through, putting the veneer of legitimacy on the power grab.
"There's not as much focus from the parties on McCarthy's seat, but she was rattled by her close shave last time, and this is a race that may break later if a crack in the veneer comes through," she said.
Softwood veneer dryer means a dryer that removes excess moisture from veneer by conveying the veneer through a heated medium, generally on rollers, belts, cables, or wire mesh.
