How to Use make an appearance in a Sentence
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The anhinga isn’t the first rare bird to make an appearance in the Pine Tree State in recent years.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Surfers, sharks, seabirds and even a swarm of bees also will make an appearance.
— Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023 -
Terrence Ross was set to make an appearance on this list, but has already signed with the Phoenix Suns.
— Brian Sampson, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023 -
And no, Simon (Regé-Jean Page) does not make an appearance here.
— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023 -
With the sun scheduled to make an appearance to spotlight the whole thing, Barbie blonde is a fun, feel-good shade to swap in for the season.
— Elle Turner, Glamour, 20 July 2023 -
Helina, the female tiger cub, was the first to make an appearance.
— Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Even the back side of the famous towers make an appearance from behind the jagged ridgeline at one point.
— Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023 -
Jonathan Majors is set to make an appearance at a ghoulish event.
— Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024 -
At his restaurant, the beans make an appearance with oxtail tamales and in Hoppin' John with roasted fish from the Gulf.
— Gwendolyn Wu, Chron, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Doute wound up with a cameo on her old show, and Taylor is slated to make an appearance on season 11.
— Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2024 -
The series is the only unscripted title to make an appearance on the list this week.
— Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 May 2023 -
Majors is set to make an appearance in the upcoming film.
— Michaela Zee, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023 -
When the former president did make an appearance at the RNC, his right ear was bandaged.
— Julia Ingram, CBS News, 17 July 2024 -
The elusive Northern Lights might even make an appearance.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023 -
These days, if there’s a Marvel movie, there’s a decent chance Benedict Wong will make an appearance.
— Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 -
This hints that Carnage could possibly make an appearance down the line.
— George Yang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2023 -
While Tainy doesn’t make an appearance in the video, his co-sign helps elevate RaiNao’s status as a rising star.
— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024 -
The outlet noted that the small city was also set to make an appearance in the Adam Driver film 65, which was released two years later.
— Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024 -
But sadly, the actress did not make an appearance at this year’s biggest night in fashion.
— Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2 May 2023 -
When asked if fans could expect his beloved version of the Boy Who Lived to make an appearance in the reboot, Radcliffe confirmed the chances are pretty low.
— Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023 -
Shohei Ohtani will make an appearance at a local high school to teach hitting and Japanese.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023 -
At breakfast the next morning—Rice Krispies, muffins, fruit—guests griped about liberal cities and wondered whether Wood might make an appearance that day.
— Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 -
The night sky’s getting a bit crowded this evening as not one but five planets make an appearance — with a near meeting of the moon and Mars, which will appear just two degrees apart.
— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 -
With just 50 days left until the election, Trump is expected to make an appearance online at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m.
— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Planned are ticket raffles and giveaways of autographed items, and Mac the mascot will make an appearance.
— Zach Welch, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024 -
The Moslem Shriners and their team of clowns, cowboys, musicians, motorcyclists and more will make an appearance.
— Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023 -
Orcas and porpoises make an appearance in the Nemuro Strait starting in April.
— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024 -
Kari Lake, who lost a race for governor in Arizona and has since embraced false claims of election fraud, could also make an appearance.
— Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023 -
The elephants were slow to make an appearance that morning, but the kudus, impalas, baboons, warthogs, Cape buffalos, and hippos were not at all put off by the rain, nor were the countless species of birds.
— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Wrestler Ric Flair will also make an appearance, in addition to a unique segment on ringing in the new year from Antarctica.
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
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