How to Use apparent in a Sentence

apparent

adjective
  • What was the apparent cause of the accident?
  • We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie.
  • From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child.
  • He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason.
  • And all of that is apparent in her acting.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Some are not much more apparent than a telephone pole.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The hold was strong enough to cause apparent bruises on her neck.
    Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That should be apparent to anyone who’s watched a game or scanned a box score.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • There is an apparent bullet wound by his right ear and blood has stained his white shirt.
    Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But that’s apparent to anyone at the pump.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • How did this apparent self-repair come about?
    Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Fans have expressed shock over the apparent death.
    Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There is no apparent reason for it.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Young walked to the locker room with an apparent limp and did not return.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That was apparent by the series’ end.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • About a month later, he was found dead of apparent suicide in his jail cell.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Was their chemistry apparent from the start?
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Her mother, in an apparent bid to save her, pulled the girl by her other arm.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Morales was carted off the field due to an apparent knee injury.
    ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • What wasn't hidden was their apparent glee.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Tripp was pronounced dead at the scene with an apparent gunshot wound.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The moon doesn't repeat the same apparent path through the sky every month.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Nowhere was the rise of K-beauty more apparent than in the skin-care realm.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Think too deeply, though, and the lack of stakes becomes too apparent to ignore.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • And maybe there’s something more to this story that isn’t apparent yet.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • But in recent years, the impacts have been apparent.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
  • Silvetti left the game with an apparent hamstring strain.
    Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Turns out those very elements have a lot to do with the apparent reboot.
    Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But the Hornets are in the midst of an apparent culture change.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The duo paused in apparent shock before resuming to give out the award.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026

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