have the appearance

phrase

: to seem to be (something) according to appearance yet not necessarily so in reality

The furniture has the appearance of being made by hand.

Examples of have the appearance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both laws, unfortunately, work against the public interest and have the appearance of attempts at regulatory capture. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Compare the look of the Notification Center in iOS 26 and macOS 26—the iOS 26 bubbles really do have the appearance of thin sheets of lightly frosted glass, where the macOS bubbles just give you the vaguest impression of what's lying underneath them. — ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025

The highest court in the land is supposed to at least have the appearance of impartiality. — Maris Kreizman august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025

In the minds of some, the flowers have the appearance of miniature canaries perched on a branch. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025

Biden can do a lot with pardons to take away from the bias of pardoning his own son by granting a larger number of pardons to those that have the appearance of fairness. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

The second official also acknowledged that the administration’s efforts have the appearance of playing catch-up with China, which has invested billions across Africa. — Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for have the appearance

• adherence
• coherence
• preclearance
• clearance
• disappearance
• incoherence
• interference
• perseverance
• reappearance
• noninterference