despite appearances
idiom
: even though (something) does not appear to be so
Despite appearances, her company is very successful.
Examples of despite appearances in a Sentence
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Raff assured me that, despite appearances, the owners were home.
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Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
The second is that despite appearances, there’s greatness in the Harvey Wallbanger somewhere.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2023
Don’t worry, though: despite appearances, the white option isn’t transparent; just pair it with a skin-tone bra.
—Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
The office — which, despite appearances, is deceptively large — will eventually have capacity to inoculate as many as 500 people per day, Lopes said, depending on staffing and vaccine inventory from the state.
—Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2021
But despite appearances, the Gravettians were not a single people.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Mar. 2023
Bryan also revealed that despite appearances, actually walking down the aisle that December day wasn't guaranteed.
—Sarah Michaud, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
But despite appearances, electrons don’t spin.
—Adam Becker, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
Willer said their research indicated that users are largely not fond of toxic tweets, despite appearances to the contrary.
—Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
The second is that despite appearances, there’s greatness in the Harvey Wallbanger somewhere.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2023
Don’t worry, though: despite appearances, the white option isn’t transparent; just pair it with a skin-tone bra.
—Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
The office — which, despite appearances, is deceptively large — will eventually have capacity to inoculate as many as 500 people per day, Lopes said, depending on staffing and vaccine inventory from the state.
—Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2021
But despite appearances, the Gravettians were not a single people.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Mar. 2023
Bryan also revealed that despite appearances, actually walking down the aisle that December day wasn't guaranteed.
—Sarah Michaud, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
But despite appearances, electrons don’t spin.
—Adam Becker, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
Willer said their research indicated that users are largely not fond of toxic tweets, despite appearances to the contrary.
—Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
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“Despite appearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despite%20appearances. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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