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Superficially meaning

In a superficial manner; shallowly.

Using Superficially

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a superficial manner; shallowly.
  • In the example corpus, superficially often appears in combinations such as: superficially similar, least superficially, are superficially.

Context around Superficially

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Superficially

  • In this selection, "superficially" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vanity, single, sounds, focused, similar and cover stand out and add context to how "superficially" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit superficially and all sounds superficially fine until. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "superficially" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with superficially

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Superficially, it seems that it has. (6 words)

However, superficially at least, change is underway. (7 words)

Superficially, that may seem like a potentially reasonable question. (9 words)

But the under-five-foot woman lacked the strength to cut the much larger Roger’s jugular vein, getting the knife only superficially into his neck – enough to make him bleed “like a fountain” but not enough to do him fatal damage. (42 words)

While Trump appears to have a mathematical chance of throwing that New York case into disarray, his superficially similar effort to force Judge Chutkan to recuse herself from the federal case in Washington is singularly unlikely to go anywhere. (39 words)

But that’s because the purpose of this language is not to illuminate the class and power realities of today’s world but rather to use superficially socialist terminology in order to foster divisions in progressive ranks. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Unfortunately, however, it is often read quite superficially and talked about in terms that are irrelevant to its actual logic and rationale.

What actually comes across, however, is a world driven by female vanity superficially focused on looking perfect.

While Trump appears to have a mathematical chance of throwing that New York case into disarray, his superficially similar effort to force Judge Chutkan to recuse herself from the federal case in Washington is singularly unlikely to go anywhere.

Ash said when mould had been reported, Places for People tend to "superficially cover things up".

Fairways, who formed in Falkirk two years ago, are already making waves on the indie-rock scene following the release of their first single Superficially last year.

First, to be a mediator, you need to be at least superficially neutral.

It all sounds superficially fine until we start to think about it and look at what did happen the last time the country built up a lot of debt during WW2.

Notably, Egypt did not want or try to reclaim that territory, and cooperated with Israel, at least superficially, to enforce a military embargo on Gaza.

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Superficially, it seems that it has.

The argument that “nothing is free” is superficially appealing: someone, somewhere, has to pay.

This is the process whereby people who want to remain on the inside, surrounded by social approval, instantly adopt the latest fad belief about topics like gender or race, at least superficially.

Barn swallows and cliff swallows, superficially very much alike, except for the tail feathers.

But that’s because the purpose of this language is not to illuminate the class and power realities of today’s world but rather to use superficially socialist terminology in order to foster divisions in progressive ranks.

He is a low-impact character, but for the most part, Calley's positions come across a bit superficially.

However, while the anime is superficially different to the novel, there are nuances and ideas that echo through both.

Superficially, that may seem like a potentially reasonable question.

But the under-five-foot woman lacked the strength to cut the much larger Roger’s jugular vein, getting the knife only superficially into his neck – enough to make him bleed “like a fountain” but not enough to do him fatal damage.

However, superficially at least, change is underway.

If superficially unalike, the two older men appear to share an incredulous resentment that a young woman might, out of self-preservation, disregard them, no matter many times they misrepresent or admonish her.

Over the centuries, Parliament has taken various monarchical prerogatives and rendered them essentially democratic, while allowing Britain’s institutions to retain, superficially, their royal pomp.

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Common combinations with superficially

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "superficially" in a sentence?
An example: "Unfortunately, however, it is often read quite superficially and talked about in terms that are irrelevant to its actual logic and rationale." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "superficially" from authentic English texts.
What does "superficially" mean?
Superficially means: In a superficial manner; shallowly.
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