10 example sentences using veneer.
Veneer used in a sentence
Veneer in a sentence as a noun
It is naked extortion covered by a thin veneer of lawyering.
When you use democracy as a veneer, I'm not sure why you'd expect it to really work.
These threads share most of their hardware resources; you can think of them as a thin veneer over a single core.
Subverting open source requires little more than a clever branch and merge with a veneer of social engineering.
It's grandiose posteuring and "witty" jabs disguised under a thin veneer of "legitimate discussion".
Veneer in a sentence as a verb
The whole 'donate to charity angle' is just Sam trying to justify his actions and put a veneer of credibility on his uninspiring actions.
I completely understand the Apple mantra of simple usability, but the power user functions have always been hidden behind that veneer.
"The result is rather typical of modern technology, an overall dullness of appearance so depressing that it must be overlaid with a veneer of "style" to make it acceptable.
The "Sunday" and "Caller ID" rules basically put a deceptive veneer on the most subjective of all criteria: the "gut check".That's bad enough, but both rules also have a pernicious culture effect.
What if we were to learn that the Constitution is simply a feeble veneer meant to conceal the fact that there is certain legislation we're powerless to exert pressure over?What happens when the sea of democracy recedes and all that's left are naked, stinking husks that were once called "congressional oversight" and "judicial oversight"?My comment may the height of hyperbole and scaremongering, but it's difficult to ignore the opportunity to express myself in such a colorful manner.