veneer

The unassuming doctor was thought to have flown under the radar for so long after building a veneer of trust among his patients.

All it takes to be an American great is confidence, a lust for money, a veneer of glamour, and enough people to stay silent about the crimes that would make that story into a lie.

Having Christian leaders from every corner lie about history puts a moral veneer on it as if lying is a holy act rather than a sin.

Some are escapees from "trad" lifestyles, blowing the whistle on the violence and ugliness right behind the shiny, happy veneer.

A couple of times a year, one of my veneers falls out.