How to Use apparently in a Sentence

apparently

adverb
  • And apparently left a sour taste in the head coach’s mouth.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Still, the steady march of time will apparently inevitably lead back to the office—about 60% of the time.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The Mariners have the biggest need at first base, but don’t have the dough, apparently, to address it.
    Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • One of Asia's biggest pop singers apparently wasn't a big enough draw to get an IPO over the line.
    WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • And apparently, Miles Bridges will be a part of that future.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The fallout from Drake’s feud with Lamar apparently hasn’t put a damper on the 6 God’s summer.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 July 2024
  • The dress is 60 years young — but doesn't look a day over 30 — it's been through a lot, and a short jaunt up a flight of stairs apparently is the least of its troubles.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 June 2022
  • But Biden’s camp wanted some guardrails to keep Trump in check, and apparently got them.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • However the judges rule, the case seems bound for the Supreme Court, which was apparently Abbott’s goal all along.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
  • This is his war, apparently, as Fury might be the only person who knows what the bad Skrulls want.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022
  • But for a fellow patient, the noise from the device was apparently too much to bear.
    Victoria Bisset, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Even 10 yards for a game-clinching first down is apparently too much to ask.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Waze apparently addressed the issue long ago, in part thanks to a man named Alan Boyd.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
  • She was apparently last seen on the beach outside the resort at 4:50 a.m.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But apparently no one was sure how IRS would view them.
    Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The long, bleak days on Fargo and all of the traveling back and forth [between the two shows] paid off, apparently.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
  • And sure enough, apparently some funds aren’t ESG enough.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 10 July 2022
  • Little about the house changed, but workers did apparently fix the roof, per spies on the Brooklyn Heights Blog.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The dairy worker had caught the virus, apparently, from cattle.
    David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Good for Auburn, great for Jones, apparently, and tough luck for Illinois.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Salameh, our host and skipper for the evening, apparently could count mind-reading with her boathandling skills.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • The documentary had, apparently, been in the works for a while.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Will Poulter has never been afraid to get rough on screen and the same apparently applies to his work process as well.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The Boss apparently has thoughts on Hank Azaria's tribute band.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • One, apparently shell shocked, stares out at the viewer, stunned.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Much of the hunting apparently took place along the nearby White River.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • High demand apparently fueled by the viral snack has caused the price of Fruit Roll-Ups to soar in Israel.
    Emily Heil, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • And now the world apparently has a second XDR strain on its hands, as well as other naughtier parts of the body.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • As with an apparently solid house, the foundations start to shift, the roof leaks, and greedy neighbors start to encroach on the grounds.
    Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025

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