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.
  • Along with the growth, cracks started to show in the facade.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • As the light changes during the day, the facade reflects the vibrant hues of the sky.
    CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Like much of Sargsyan’s life, the lawyer facade was a lie.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Now the Supremes have jabbed an elbow at the whole facade.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 22 June 2021
  • One home set into a hill looked from the facade to have been spared.
    Philly.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • The other preserved the facade, but with the tower above.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The redesigned store’s facade is made of copper and glass.
    Candice Baker Yacono, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
  • The team had run out of room on the facade where their first four banners were displayed.
    USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
  • There are no ground-level windows on the front facade of the house.
    Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The entire top floor had collapsed, and the facade was seared with black smoke stains.
    Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
  • At the same time, the quirky facade blends right into the forested landscape.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • At least the new owners won’t have to paint over the school bus yellow facade.
    Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The facade of his house in Minsk was splashed with red paint overnight.
    Yuras Karmanau, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2020
  • So the Brees pledged not to tear the Cape Cod down and to keep its facade.
    Diane Bernard, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Wood facades break up the monotony of green and stainless steel on doors and paneling.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2019
  • The same stone, from a nearby quarry, is being used for the west facade of the new project.
    New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Sahin said the fire raged on the building's roof and facade but not inside the hospital.
    Fox News, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The stucco facades of many units are spider-webbed with cracks.
    Paul Brinkmann, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
  • The veil-like facades form a screen that shades palazzo porches from the hot summer sun.
    Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2019
  • White trim hangs above the entrance and two framed images of the Colonel sit side by side on the front facade.
    Nate Berg, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Blank facade, except for some opaque windows on the side, and a row of windows over the door.
    James Lileks, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • The front facade is mostly glass, and the interior is clean and bright.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Wrapped in bright blue and yellow flags with the shining gold facade of Sts.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The home is 60 years old and has a wood shake and red-brick facade.
    Boston.com Real Estate, 18 July 2019
  • Laursen: Our goal is to always cut through that facade.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Seth was playing inside just feet from where the bullets struck the house’s facade.
    Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The store features a new design and floor layout behind a wood and stone facade.
    Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2019
  • This leads the two to play into the facade, thinking how far is too far and how could this not be real?
    Jessica Leon, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2023

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