APPARENTLY in a Sentence

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264 example sentences for APPARENTLY, such as:

1. This remedy worked, apparently.
2. Certain problems were apparent from the outset.
3. If anyone did, something terrible would happen, apparently.
4. Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
5. This theory afforded the Shimerdas great satisfaction, apparently.

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 Meanings and Examples of APPARENTLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
apparently
 ad.  from appearances alone
 ad.  unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  So, she was intensely annoyed when he dropped his masquerade and set out apparently upon a deliberate campaign to alienate Atlanta's good will.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  She was relieved to see his mood pass and good humor apparently return, so she smiled too.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
3  This enmity, however, had apparently expired in a renewal of friendliness between the two women.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 12
4  Dorset had apparently shown marked interest in the girl, and this interest might be used to cruel advantage in his wife's struggle for rehabilitation.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 3
5  They do not read; apparently they do not think.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
6  By his joyousness he had apparently endeared himself to the Dyers.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
7  Carol was conscious that Erik was climbing in, that she was apparently to sit in the back, and that she had been left to open the rear door for herself.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
8  However, a warm savory steam from the kitchen served to belie the apparently cheerless prospect before us.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 15. Chowder.
9  Though apparently the most massive, it is by far the most buoyant part about him.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 61. Stubb Kills a Whale.
10  How at such an apparently unassailable surface, they contrive to gouge out such symmetrical mouthfuls, remains a part of the universal problem of all things.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 64. Stubb's Supper.
11  But as she was so far to windward, and shooting by, apparently making a passage to some other ground, the Pequod could not hope to reach her.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story.
12  If anyone did, something terrible would happen, apparently.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XIV
13  This theory afforded the Shimerdas great satisfaction, apparently.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XVIII
14  This remedy worked, apparently.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: IX
15  Cutter lived in a state of perpetual warfare with his wife, and yet, apparently, they never thought of separating.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XI
Example Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
16  The machine, which simulates the human digestive process, creates excrement which is apparently indistinguishable from the real thing.
17  The supply of this ore is apparently inexhaustible, but no veins have as yet been found.
18  The testing can also connect evidence from apparently unrelated crimes, corroborate the victim's account, and exonerate innocent suspects.
19  "Indeed, mama, " pronounced the haughty voice of Blanche, as she turned round on the piano-stool; where till now she had sat silent, apparently examining sundry sheets of music.
20  In a statement, the families admit the hikers apparently strayed into Iran by accident, but say: "The allegation that our loved ones may have been engaged in espionage is untrue."
21  The chopper crashed into a mountain ravine on Tuesday, apparently after being hit by rebel fire.
22  My guess is you are a thief, you just never before considered yourself a slaver and thief, but that is in fact what you apparently are.
23  I know he looks a bit of a rough diamond in his tattered jeans, but apparently he does a lot of good work for local charities.
24  Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
25  Genetic influences apparently predispose people to certain forms of cancer.
26  Although a majority of countries are in favor, some Arab states are apparently not convinced that Israel needs to be accommodated in this way.
27  Mr Vala decided that the party should indeed have the first go at proving a majority in the state assembly, despite the apparently insuperable arithmetic.
28  A small worry in the back of your mind can for no apparent reason assume/take on massive proportions in the middle of the night.
29  Certain problems were apparent from the outset.
30  The lack of urobilin in the feces will be apparent from the light brown to chalky white color of the stools.