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.
  • Fuentes then grabs the phone, takes it inside the house and appears to lock the door, and the video ends.
    Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The restaurant appears to be on track to debut this spring.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Wagner's video shows a crack in a beam that appears to hold up the rails of the coaster.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • The ice cream shop noted that this is a new-and-improved version of the booth that appeared on the show.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 June 2024
  • The rest of the world, finally, appears to be catching up.
    Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • And, from the stage to as far south as the image shows, which appears to be just before the entrance to the Sound Waves Stage.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
  • The trustees of the fund would distribute it to actors whose projects appear on the platforms.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Their new ad appears to throw cold water at this legacy, in favor of something new.
    Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The video appears to have been taken during their engagement picnic that included Gomez's favorite Taco Bell meal.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024

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