How to Use apparently in a Sentence
apparently
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And apparently left a sour taste in the head coach’s mouth.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
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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
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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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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
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One bear, standing at the left, apparently has hold of the man who has rushed in on the steps at bottom.
—William C. Agee, WSJ, 20 May 2022
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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
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And apparently, Miles Bridges will be a part of that future.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
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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
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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
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Season 5 has been in the works for some time, apparently.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 3 Feb. 2022
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Long live the drinking straw, which has apparently been around for at least 5,000 years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
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But Biden’s camp wanted some guardrails to keep Trump in check, and apparently got them.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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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
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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
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But for a fellow patient, the noise from the device was apparently too much to bear.
—Victoria Bisset, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
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Even 10 yards for a game-clinching first down is apparently too much to ask.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
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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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Waze apparently addressed the issue long ago, in part thanks to a man named Alan Boyd.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
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She was apparently last seen on the beach outside the resort at 4:50 a.m.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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But apparently no one was sure how IRS would view them.
—Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
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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
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And sure enough, apparently some funds aren’t ESG enough.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 10 July 2022
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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
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Still, the Mets apparently are interested in him and a change of scenery could do him well.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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The dairy worker had caught the virus, apparently, from cattle.
—David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
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Huntsville was the happiest – but apparently not by much – of all the Alabama cities on the list, ranked 140th.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022
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Good for Auburn, great for Jones, apparently, and tough luck for Illinois.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2023
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Salameh, our host and skipper for the evening, apparently could count mind-reading with her boathandling skills.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
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After the game, Padres manager Mike Shildt said a shin that apparently struck a camera was more of the concern.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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During the summit Friday, lunch was apparently cancelled.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
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