How to Use apparently in a Sentence
apparently
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The bat apparently had a crack, which caused a strange sound.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The shrubs were apparently pulled up by the roots.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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And apparently, that is how things get made.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
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One is apparently still on the loose.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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What drove Hill to apparently go to such lengths to tip the scale?
—James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
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The fire had apparently started in the garage and spread to the house.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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But that apparently that isn’t the case.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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But apparently they weren’t meant to be.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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One of the younger dogs was stretched on the dirt in front, apparently lifeless.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
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That apparently comes out as a wash because this is a pick ’em.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Seems like the artist should have signed it, but he was apparently caught up in the moment.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
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Some of her peers apparently agree.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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No one apparently searched his bags.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney apparently lived at the home.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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That, apparently, was a club rule.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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One, apparently shell shocked, stares out at the viewer, stunned.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Since then, the pair have, apparently, cooled off their friendship.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 June 2026
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The only way to get it out, apparently, is to break the bottle open, but on what?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
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The question that came to my mind has apparently not yet been addressed.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Potanin has apparently been careful to keep close ties to Putin as well.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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Music is on his mind too; apparently there's an album in the works.
—Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2022
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Those calls have grown louder in recent months and even days, apparently to no avail.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
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The fire apparently has been burning since then.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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By his own telling, Hotchkiss is not and apparently never has been among them.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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But that apparently isn’t set in stone either.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
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Miles to go before the mother of three can get some shut-eye, apparently.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
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The teen can be seen kneeling on the pavement, apparently in some pain.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
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After that chain was sold, the black hats swept in—and apparently touched very little.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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But, apparently, the brand also lived on in the hearts of the hungry.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Yeah, stupid s--- like this apparently is gonna keep happening for the next three years.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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