(1) Then it held more surface water than a flat roof.(2) It is universally understood that heaving a major portion of your body over the surface of the water is a tough thing to do.(3) trouble is never far from the surface here(4) Avoid installing directly under trees where leaves will clutter the surface of the pond.(5) Testing surface ships by submarines is just one of the facets of RIMPAC 04.(6) Assemble the table on a level surface , turn the top wheel upside down and place the seat wheel on top of it.(7) Mixing takes place in the cascading surface layer as falling particles collide and are buried by later arrivals.(8) This partitioning will reduce the equilibrium molar fraction of cholesterol in the surface layers.(9) Obviously violence is there just under the surface in every society.(10) Anti-submarine warfare is an area where the advantage swings between the surface fleet and the submerged boats.(11) Her father had saved it since the smooth, flat surface was still workable.(12) I'm sure some pictures will surface soon.(13) Mulching is a simple process of covering the soil surface with materials to prevent direct evaporation of soil moisture.(14) She was veiled in a dark cloak, billowing around her slim body and skimming the surface of the water.(15) don't touch the glass surface(16) Untouched wild places have now shrunk to one-sixth of the Earth's land surface .
📺 Word Example from TV Shows

in the Earth's
SURFACE.
The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 3

...given the SURFACE area of this car
is about 60,000 square centimeters...
The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 19

Then a laser will map
the reflective SURFACE...
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 5

If there is life beneath
the SURFACE of these planets,
The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 10

Erase the hard drives, grab the tapes, wipe
our fingerprints off every SURFACE and run.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8