How to Use appear in a Sentence

appear

verb
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  • 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.
  • But mostly Shirley was alone and scared to learn who would appear on the doorstep.
    — USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Some white roses err on the light-pink side while others appear greener, with cooler undertones.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Gradually whisk in the milk and cream and continue cooking and whisking until bubbles appear on the surface.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The picture suddenly cuts out as screams and rumbling noises of what sounds like a crash can be heard in the background, before flames appear to engulf the aircraft on-screen.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The trainer had been wearing close-fitting mitts that appear to have accidentally depressed a button on the watch that wakes Siri up.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Now, a new survey adds further detail to the impact those targets appear to be having on employees’ physical and mental health.
    — Time, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But the Eagles might take a while to get going after a week off, while the Giants appear to be rolling after their win over the Vikings last week.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The seal will be affixed to county property and vehicles and appear on official documents and correspondence.
    — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • And when older women did appear, they were cast stereotypically.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Deshaun Watson project appears to have finally run its highly-expensive and controversial course.
    — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

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