How to Use appear in a Sentence
appear
verb- One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.
- The airplanes seemed to appear out of nowhere.
- One of the guests appeared a few minutes late.
- The sun began to appear from behind the clouds.
- The cat appears at our kitchen door every morning.
- She appears a nice enough person.
- He appeared a little before eight last night.
- The storm disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared.
- Winning the election appears unlikely at this point.
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Snoop Dogg is among the friends who appear in the film.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
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Fuentes then grabs the phone, takes it inside the house and appears to lock the door, and the video ends.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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On the side, the case has what appear to be holes for a lanyard.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 26 June 2022
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And in fact, such a couple appeared on the show in 1979.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
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Eclipses appear as ill omens in Shakespeare and, of course, the Bible.
—John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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The remark appears at the 22:49 minute moment of the video recording.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
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The pot appears to be durable and would last many seasons.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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Ryan Reynolds confirmed at the time the actress will appear in the next movie.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 19 May 2022
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But even in the Black Caucus, a few cracks have appeared.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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Eight of the total 39 no longer appeared on the jail’s roster as of Aug. 22.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
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The Lakers have the No. 55 pick in the draft (near the end of the second round), and that appears to be Bronny’s floor.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 June 2024
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That's a reprise of a standalone Tate bill that appears to be stalled, at least for now, in the House.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
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At first, the video shows two glowing eyes on what appears to be a toad.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 11 May 2023
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But mostly Shirley was alone and scared to learn who would appear on the doorstep.
—USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
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None of this appears to have harmed the careers of those involved.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023
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Trump takes the stage to the song at each of his rallies and has appeared with Greenwood at events.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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The rash appears discolored and splotchy, and the itching gets worse at night.
—Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
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There doesn’t appear to be any reason not to trust these firms.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
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The restaurant appears to be on track to debut this spring.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2024
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The track — and its famous cowriter — appear in the second season of the Netflix series, which is streaming now.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
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The moon will also appear plenty full both nights before and after Sept. 7.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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