How to Use appear in a Sentence
appear
verb- One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.
- The airplanes seemed to appear out of nowhere.
- One of the guests appeared a few minutes late.
- The sun began to appear from behind the clouds.
- The cat appears at our kitchen door every morning.
- She appears a nice enough person.
- He appeared a little before eight last night.
- The storm disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared.
- Winning the election appears unlikely at this point.
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And there appears to be even more of an appetite for the inventive restaurant’s wild creations.
— Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Four days later, on April 11, Mosley is scheduled to appear in court.
— Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Who is executed versus who is allowed to live out their lives in prison appears to be based on no more than chance, race, or status.
— Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Astronomers hoped to find evidence of a planet lurking within this disk, but the new images show that there doesn't appear to be any.
— Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Casian-Garcia and Medina are the first couple to ever appear on the list, the agency said.
— Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The weapons appear to have been fired from the South Hamgyong province, according to reports.
— Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2023 -
The delicate petals appear to float and the jumble of stems adds playfulness and imperfection, like they’ve been foraged from the wild.
— House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023 -
For my analysis of how generative AI can appear to be empathetic, see my analyses at the link here and the link here.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 -
The best tennis dresses appear perfectly elevated with a blazer, varsity jacket, or sweater tossed over the top with a pair of loafers or chunky lug soles for a daytime event or dinner.
— Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2023 -
And in fact, such a couple appeared on the show in 1979.
— Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024 -
Eclipses appear as ill omens in Shakespeare and, of course, the Bible.
— John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The remark appears at the 22:49 minute moment of the video recording.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023 -
The pot appears to be durable and would last many seasons.
— Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023 -
But even in the Black Caucus, a few cracks have appeared.
— Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024 -
The Lakers have the No. 55 pick in the draft (near the end of the second round), and that appears to be Bronny’s floor.
— Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 June 2024 -
That's a reprise of a standalone Tate bill that appears to be stalled, at least for now, in the House.
— Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024 -
At first, the video shows two glowing eyes on what appears to be a toad.
— Gina Martinez, CBS News, 11 May 2023 -
None of this appears to have harmed the careers of those involved.
— Alexander Smith, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023 -
Trump takes the stage to the song at each of his rallies and has appeared with Greenwood at events.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The rash appears discolored and splotchy, and the itching gets worse at night.
— Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023 -
There doesn’t appear to be any reason not to trust these firms.
— Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
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