Superficial means Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like shallow or sounding.
Superficial in a sentence
Related words
Superficial meaning
- Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
Example sentences (20)
However, the reality is the heroes' similarities are largely superficial, and their stories are entirely different.
Yet, in reality, we often respond passively, offering merely superficial acknowledgment, instead of truly listening.
Undeniably, there are superficial similarities between Todd Haynes's heralded drama and William Oldroyd's latest.
The Great Gatsby is weirdly sterile, superficial and empty, and I’ve always been bemused why people rate it so highly.
We must foster genuine connections and meaningful dialogue instead of token gestures and superficial outreach efforts.
At some point, according to the suit, one of those individuals sustained a “superficial” stab wound to his neck.
I got what I needed, a diagnosis, but the process felt too easy, too similar to those superficial online tests.
Implementation should not be formalistic or superficial, nor clouded by personal preferences or preconceptions.
They were seeing an emotional void, avoidance of meaningful conversation and a tendency toward superficial interactions.
This is reflected in frequently superficial analyses of what equity is and what should be done to achieve it.
However, she claims the work was superficial and never went far enough to resolve the damp and mould issues.
It is an effective treatment for scrapes, scratches and superficial cuts and provides a barrier against dust and bacteria.
Several readers have been so taken in by some superficial features like the beauty of his language or description of nature.
The merry environment that I used to crave just feels a bit superficial and uncomfortable now, so it’s easier to avoid them.
Now they’re forced into non-superficial behavior, such as engaging in interesting conversations to keep someone’s attention.
I first asked out the woman I’d marry for several reasons, some of them superficial, and a couple wrong.
However, he did not require hospital treatment and was only said to have needed a plaster fitting to the "superficial" injury.
And the striving, superficial cultures found around excessively ambitious people certainly play a role.
So the worldview of the anti-anti-Trump left had a certain coherence that wasn't entirely superficial.
He promises he’s not a superficial guy, and he really still loves his girlfriend deeply even though he lost his attraction to her.
Common combinations with superficial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- superficial and 22×
- the superficial 15×
- and superficial 13×
- very superficial 8×
- superficial level 7×
- was superficial 7×
- is superficial 6×
- are superficial 6×
- by superficial 6×
- to superficial 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word superficial. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.