How to Use facade in a Sentence
facade
noun- They were trying to preserve the facade of a happy marriage.
- I could sense the hostility lurking behind her polite facade.
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Smith says of the Guardians facade.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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One home set into a hill looked from the facade to have been spared.
—Philly.com, 5 Nov. 2017
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Some facades step out; others are set back.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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The facade cracked on the nicer face of the same old modus operandi.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
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The full facade is now the same shade of pink as the rest of the building.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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The home is 60 years old and has a wood shake and red-brick facade.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 18 July 2019
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Trump’s name was briefly added to the facade last year but has since been taken down.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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Pieces of the facade and a balcony came crashing to the ground.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
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Their task was to do away with the colossal facade overhead.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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His name was installed on the facade the day after the board vote.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 June 2026
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There are no ground-level windows on the front facade of the house.
—Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
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The facade of his house in Minsk was splashed with red paint overnight.
—Yuras Karmanau, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2020
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These aren’t just pretty facades.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
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Menninger said the stone wall goes around the facade and the empty lot.
—Jason Dill september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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The stucco facades of many units are spider-webbed with cracks.
—Paul Brinkmann, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
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At least the new owners won’t have to paint over the school bus yellow facade.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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The old silver and gold shops, their facades blackened by time, were gone.
—Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
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The team had run out of room on the facade where their first four banners were displayed.
—USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
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The entire top floor had collapsed, and the facade was seared with black smoke stains.
—Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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Careful, though, young one — the spotlight’s glare is a wicked facade.
—Robbie Daw, Billboard, 22 May 2018
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It's been on Vine, with the cute house-like facade, since the '40s.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2018
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The long, glacial structure’s facade tightens, bends and twists.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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Much of the brick facade was seen lying in the street after sunrise.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
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Why have these pop stars been so drawn to the glittering facade of a showgirl?
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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The money, the success — all a facade.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Wrapped in bright blue and yellow flags with the shining gold facade of Sts.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2022
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Wood facades break up the monotony of green and stainless steel on doors and paneling.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2019
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As the light changes during the day, the facade reflects the vibrant hues of the sky.
—CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
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