How to Use apparently in a Sentence

apparently

adverb
  • Buildings nearby apparently echoed and amplified the sound of the small blast.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Good for Auburn, great for Jones, apparently, and tough luck for Illinois.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The inspectors, though, apparently found nothing amiss.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The answer, apparently, is an expansive one with awe-inspiring views and slightly more color than Lawson is used to.
    Molly Creeden, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Conversely, Dallas apparently isn’t as good as its record and fourth-place position in the West would seem to indicate.
    Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The tweet was shared as an example of apparently obvious, heartbreaking, and arguably unforgivable ableism.
    Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • However, importantly, that doesn’t mean that the same techniques will not be used by other threat actors now that the methodology is out there and apparently fooling some victims.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Multiple apparently illicit delivery services have sprung up in the meantime.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Even TikTok has created its viral take, which involves strategically placing four white dots around the eyes to apparently make anyone fall in love with you.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
  • And apparently left a sour taste in the head coach’s mouth.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Seems like the artist should have signed it, but he was apparently caught up in the moment.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • One of Asia's biggest pop singers apparently wasn't a big enough draw to get an IPO over the line.
    WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • And apparently, Miles Bridges will be a part of that future.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The fallout from Drake’s feud with Lamar apparently hasn’t put a damper on the 6 God’s summer.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 July 2024
  • But Biden’s camp wanted some guardrails to keep Trump in check, and apparently got them.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • However the judges rule, the case seems bound for the Supreme Court, which was apparently Abbott’s goal all along.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But apparently no one was sure how IRS would view them.
    Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The long, bleak days on Fargo and all of the traveling back and forth [between the two shows] paid off, apparently.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
  • The dairy worker had caught the virus, apparently, from cattle.
    David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Salameh, our host and skipper for the evening, apparently could count mind-reading with her boathandling skills.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • One, apparently shell shocked, stares out at the viewer, stunned.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Much of the hunting apparently took place along the nearby White River.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • High demand apparently fueled by the viral snack has caused the price of Fruit Roll-Ups to soar in Israel.
    Emily Heil, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • Many were shot down by a U.S.-led coalition, while others apparently failed at launch or crashed in flight.
    Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Lake has raised more than $2.5 million in her legal quest, with less than 10% apparently going to the cause so far.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023
  • None of them look very healthy; the sun is apparently quite powerful in Larrimah.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The sergeant then raises his gun, which has a flashlight attached, and points it through a wide crack in the glass, apparently trying to get a look inside.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • Four of those were academic and one was, as the New York Times reported, for apparently bone spurs in his foot.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Well, that valet has apparently taken a job in my office.
    Karla Miller, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But apparently, something happened behind the scenes to sour their feelings on each other.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024

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