in appearance

idiom

: in the way one looks
He is still very youthful in appearance.

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Medication left in cold vehicles should be checked for changes in appearance. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026 Though common along the Pacific Coast, Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is anything but common in appearance. Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026 The painter now has a wife who resembles the ethereal woman in appearance though is the opposite of her in every other way. Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026 To start with the movie’s strongest asset, Fiennes is magnificent — sinewy and feral in appearance but erudite in manner, his isolation and years of living rough having done little to curb the magniloquence of a posh education. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in appearance

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“In appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20appearance. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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