Examples of skin-deep in a Sentence
fortunately, the cut was only skin-deep
the book provides some interesting anecdotes but only offers a skin-deep analysis of the events it chronicles
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In a world where beauty is considered skin-deep, Tedi Atanassov's BeautyBorn MedSpa delves deeper, touching the lives of its clients with a personal and professional touch.
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Molly Peck, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Beast mode The Trailblazer's beast-like appearance is more than skin-deep—at over 23 kg (50 lbs), looks are not entirely deceiving.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
In this regard, Mody offers little sympathy for India’s secular politicians, whose commitment to liberal ideals was, in his view, skin-deep and who pandered to religious interests in the name of political expediency.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2023
The skin-deep son not only is supposed to restore the family’s honor but also serves as a good-luck charm for the parents to conceive a male child in the future.
—Nadia Hashimi, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2015
At the same time, her colors shift the focus away from skin-deep assumptions and toward the interior lives of her subjects.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
The 2024 Hyundai Elantra's changes are mostly skin-deep.
—Car and Driver, 19 Apr. 2023
Molly Peck, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Beast mode The Trailblazer's beast-like appearance is more than skin-deep—at over 23 kg (50 lbs), looks are not entirely deceiving.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
In this regard, Mody offers little sympathy for India’s secular politicians, whose commitment to liberal ideals was, in his view, skin-deep and who pandered to religious interests in the name of political expediency.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2023
The skin-deep son not only is supposed to restore the family’s honor but also serves as a good-luck charm for the parents to conceive a male child in the future.
—Nadia Hashimi, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2015
At the same time, her colors shift the focus away from skin-deep assumptions and toward the interior lives of her subjects.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
The 2024 Hyundai Elantra's changes are mostly skin-deep.
—Car and Driver, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Skin-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skin-deep. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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