How to Use at face value in a Sentence

at face value

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• A lot about people, at face value, are one thing.
  — Caché McClay, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
• The price depends on the seats, but they are sold at face value.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
• Yet, not all results can be taken at face value.
  — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• That seems like a silly question at face value.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
• But none can be simply taken at face value.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
• For fans, that means tickets available at face value are scarce.
  — Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
• No one should have taken their promises at face value to begin with.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
• No gimmicks, just fashion at face value.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
• Which is not to say that every statement should be taken at face value.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
• Now, a 10 percent failure rate may not seem so bad at face value.
  — Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
• The models, in other words, couldn’t be taken at face value.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
• Many investors seemed to take that confidence at face value.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
• Research, talk to your peers, and don’t take trending headlines at face value.
  — Art Zeile, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• That is a pithy pep talk and can readily be understood at face value.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
• Though cautious to take things at face value, You fans couldn't hide their shock at every glimpse.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 18 Feb. 2023
• Instead of taking the first offer at face value, treat it as a starting point.
  — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
• Taken only at face value, the contract might seem like the big issue.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2023
• The business case for inclusion, at face value, can seem like a harder sell.
  — Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Taken at face value, the move does increase the size of the Fed's balance sheet.
  — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
• Second favourite is Gareth Southgate, who, at face value, seems like a good fit.
  — Peter South, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• Some physicists and philosophers have taken the statement at face value.
  — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• Get to know the stories and acknowledge them at face value in an equitable way.
  — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
• But the data can be difficult to take at face value, city and state officials say.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
• Fans who purchase tickets and are unable to go will also be able to resell their seat at face value.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
• Taken at face value, the economy is doing just fine.
  — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
• But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
• Taken at face value, that would figure to create an immense amount of pressure.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2023
• The reaction has been mixed, with some people taking the prophecy at face value.
  — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• The research paper from three weeks ago seemed to take Shor’s algorithm at face value.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2023
• These peace plans can be taken at face value, as the countries that advance them may genuinely want to help secure peace.
  — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024