How To Use Apparent In A Sentence

One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.
I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.
Apparently some people have an inborn tendency to develop certain kinds of tumour.
For no apparently good reason, she told me that she hates the word "coochie" just as much as she hates the word cunt, maybe more. Drbigbeef Diary Entry
Apparently, the discovery that Landis is 10,000 years old further proves the fact that he is using performance enhancing steroids. creeky belly Doping ID - The Panda's Thumb

The team apparently circumvented locked gates and an alarm system, while the sculpture was in the process of being moved to another location.
Either way, the full story of this apparent scandal must come out. Times, Sunday Times
Could the hearts of kings and the counsels of cabinets be known with that literal exactness which is so desirable in politics, and yet so unattainable, we should probably find that Prussia's apparent readiness to lead Germany was owing to her determination that German armies should be led nowhere to the assistance of Austria. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
Evidence such as this serves to undermine the apparently monolithic edifice of Victorianism.
Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.
Such a cynosure, at least in aspect, and something such too in nature, though with important variations made apparent as the story proceeds, was welkin-eyed Billy Budd, or Baby Budd, as more familiarly under circumstances hereafter to be given he at last came to be called, aged twenty-one, a foretopman of the British fleet toward the close of the last decade of the eighteenth century. Billy Budd
Only later did it become apparent that the flight had also been on anti-piracy patrol.
Quite what the taxpayer got for the extra money is not readily apparent.
With no requalifying for the Ryder Cup, no wild-card picks and no apparent animosity, the only thing to talk about has been how poorly many of the team members are playing.
Nowhere was this ambiguity more apparent than concerning the question of sovereignty.
He lacks any backbone, as becomes apparent during the toe-curling dinner party that forms the play.
Little analysis was apparent in many of the early Programmes - a defect that was never entirely overcome.
But Mawuli glowers at Papa, apparently thinking about how to outwit Papa, not thinking about Mary Catherine. Amaryllis in Blueberry
Despite the apparent commonness of blonde hair, which accounts for a third of British women, Tobin said only about 3% were naturally blonde.
Apparently some divers end up having to buy extra suitcases to carry all the goodies home.
The apparently unabating national and household poverty is widely debated.
Reg apparently came most Sunday afternoons to help welcome the anxious new arrivals.
`Then apparently James needs no more stiffening in his collar," Aubrey murmured. THE LAST RAVEN
He has also apparently 'humanistically re-oriented the traditions of the past'. The Times Literary Supplement
Galbanum is also a apparent, though more coumarin-like than the sharp green I am accustomed to find in this interesting resinoid. Villoresi's Vetiver
The Kennedy partisans are quite a tongue-tied bunch, all of them struggling gamely, if inarticulately, to somehow dismiss or disdain or circumlocute what is, apparently, the main focus of the film. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Apparently the section cannot adequately host the interests of both angling and boating fraternities and the boaters have taken preference.
His apparent heresy is not that of the smooth talking cleric, but the statistician specialising in the field of criminology.
Much of his work is done on basswood, which is a softer wood with no apparent grain. The Albert Lea Tribune
Apparently some creature called a kobold escaped from wherever my grandfather trapped it, and it has teamed up with Milo. Master of Mirrors
According to John Ralson, who apparently has some sort of Avatar-like connection to all living things in the Silver State, Berkley had been weighing the decision for a while but ultimately decided that the opportunity was too good to pass up. HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Passes Budget, Catastrophe Postponed
This guy was also what we call a sadistic pedophile, which is that sadistic pedophiles often use objects to penetrate children rather than using the penis or the fingers, and that ` s apparently, if the allegations are true, what he did with one little girl. CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2005
The artist uncrated it on a broad gallery that opened off the dining room, apparently for the admiration of friends and family.
Our extensive battery of outcome measures, which focus mainly on physical benefits, is unlikely to capture the full extent of these apparent social benefits.
Lacy argued that he was misled by Stello when the arbiter pumped him out at second during an apparent steal attempt.
Apparently the delay is due to some of the components being ancient and obsolete (dating back as far as 1999).
Not long, I'll bet, when it becomes apparent that the metroplex has not been brought back into compliance by these measures.
They travel well, apparently, so like the Scots, you will find them all over the world.
She weighed in on the issue more than a year ago, officially requesting that the Minister's office do something to stop the apparent rot at the company.
Apparently he and William Laud were mortal enemies.
The two cross-fertilise easily to form a hybrid, which is apparently often sold to un-suspecting buyers who simply ask for bluebells.
And it became clear that he was not, apparently, the only person struggling to sell the furniture of a literary great. Times, Sunday Times
(Coincidentally, it apparently freeze-dries into space ice cream very well.) Grist - the Latest from Grist
Moreover, in the case of conations, and in any other cases where it applies, see if the word ‘apparent’ is left out, e.g. ‘wishing is a conation after the good’, or Topics
Apparently she often approached him with a picture book or toy to engage him in play with her.
Avila, who in May tussled with bloodmobile workers who had parked in front of the Health and Welfare Building, apparently impinging on Avila's designated space. PhillyDeals
Apparently she did not succeed.
All at once the apparent walls of the room turned from a gold color to a black dotted with stars, most like a midnight sky.
Apparently, today's purveyors of pagan religions have sidestepped this question by changing the labels.
The same logic extends easily to all sorts of other apparently worthy causes.
Apparently, there is agreement in the German chancellery and foreign ministry on this point.
I was perturbed at his apparent immaturity.
These apparent discrepancies in visual behaviour can easily be misunderstood.
The exact particulars of the similarity never came to light, but apparently the lady had, in a fit of high-minded inadvertence, had gone through the ceremony of marriage with, one quotes the unpublished discourse of Mr. Butteridge — “a white-livered skunk,” and this zoological aberration did in some legal and vexatious manner mar her social happines. The War in the Air
Apparently he didn't appreciate my efforts because suddenly he jumped to his feet and reverted back to his blockhead ways.
I NOTICE that apart from the widespread complaint that the German pilotless planes seem so unnatural (a bomb dropped by a live airman is quite natural, apparently), some journalists are denouncing them as barbarous, inhumane, and an indiscriminate attack on civilians. As I Please
Apparently the movie has to be officially called off in some way and that takes time.
The programme which was apparently enclosed with that letter is a perplexing document.
Lawyers expressed concern that women could be coerced and forced to accept apparently voluntary agreements to their disadvantage. Times, Sunday Times
In ancient Egypt, charismatic prophecy apparently was not commonplace, if it occurred at all, though institutional prophecy was of the greatest importance.
Despite this apparent initial failure, which was openly scorned by China's state media as "performance art", the boxun.com blog site asked again for what it called "strolling protests" against the ruling Communist Party at 2pm on Sunday. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Experimental results show the apparent sorption rate constant decrease with increasing ionic strength added salt.
People who are aware of their internal body state apparently experience more anxiety and other negative emotions in daily life.
Lor gave a faint, but apparent sign of a blush in her cheek.
Apparently they're up to here in woolies, but nobody ever remembers that homeless men need underpants too.
The twigs and pebbles and little heaps of dirt were apparently his attempt to recreate the house in miniature. SACRAMENT
As the law of 1580 prescribed a penalty of 50 years of banishment for adulterers, he was apparently convicted of adultery rather than incest.
Apparently, one anxious publisher phoned on behalf of a distinguished philosopher who'd misread the invitation letter and thought he was required to pay to take part.
The Croatian currency is the kuna, apparently named after a small furry animal like a stoat or weasel, the pelts of which used to be traded.
I think one of the things that amazes is how these people – any of them – apparently don’t watch any television news. Think Progress » Pentagon Response to Katrina Based on Nonexistent “Dodged a Bullet” Headline
Apparently his favourite fish is carp. The Sun
The two guys weren't there and had apparently gone out somewhere for lunch.
Their rattling calls reverberate along waterways throughout the breeding season, and their flashing wings are apparent year-round. CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News
They were round, the size of a tangerine, and had apparently fallen from a large tree with a silvery bole.
It is a strange fact that Dionaea, which is one of the most beautifully adapted plants in the vegetable kingdom, should apparently be on the high-road to extinction. Insectivorous Plants
Electricity is still in short supply and 12,000 trees have been uprooted, apparently. Times, Sunday Times
Hannah's remembrances of things past, however, are sometimes skewed by subtle dissonances and a sense of anxiety that disturb the apparent placidity of his picture-perfect world.
The results of the current study also strengthen claims that psychopathy is a neurocognitive disorder that is apparent across the lifespan.
Many people apparently find that their lives are better after they get involved in est, NLP, Landmark Forum, or Scientology.
It also brought into focus in Arab eyes the apparently unquestioning support given to the latter by the West. A Rock and a Hard Place
It's apparently far better to stick pig-headed to your original idea.
We meet the commixture of materials and things in our excavation whose object is, among other things, to reorder, to abolish the disorder of collapse and dilapidation, to find significance and signification in the apparent chaos.
When certain effects reveal a certain dissymmetry, this dissymmetry should be apparent in the causes which have given them birth. Pierre Curie
Many South Africans are apparently wary of what they see as ignoble intentions by profit-hungry American drug companies.
I have long claimed that this conceivability is only apparent; some misguided philosophers think they can conceive of a zombie, but they are badly mistaken. nullasalus: Blurring the Line
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The tartan army, for many a source of national pride as a good-natured counterpoint to prevailing hooliganism elsewhere, is now routinely derided in the press for its apparent buffoonery and lack of knowledge of the beautiful game.
Likewise, when they compare the high-speed TGV to the rickety transport system we have here, the value of a strong, responsible state becomes apparent.
Behind the apparent cross-party consensus on social mobility lie two profound philosophical differences. Times, Sunday Times
There is not much apparent resemblance between a barndoor Fowl and the Dog who protects the farm-yard. Essays
The exciting discovery was apparently made when researchers were forced to break open the leg bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil to lift it by helicopter.
She's only been to 2 classes so far but he's apparently already showing signs of being unteachable and is very disruptive to the other dogs. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
Or apparently go camping without toting ten pounds of coffee-making gear (including a frother for the proper amount of foam). Plastic Elimination Campaign: Kid's Dishes
This apparently inefficient system gives us the ability to deal with the natural variability of the diurnal rhythms of light and temperature.
Strenuously jamming their alleged principles into an oubliette is an exercise that apparently causes blindness, as well. Archive 2009-11-01
In the final scene the camera follows the course of a wire down a telephone pole and out to the fellow's tombstone where it dips into the earth and apparently down to his casket.
Flavin's great success, like his kindred artistic spirit Donald Judd, arises from the complex spatial awareness he creates with such industrial, apparently unartistic means.
Although he apparently waited for confirmation from his bank that the cheque had cleared before making the payments, he was subsequently advised that the cheque was fraudulent and had been dishonoured.
The daft governor of Massachusetts, Mitch Romney, apparently is still thinking that the wingnuts will somehow allow a northeasterner to be a serious presidential candidate so he completely wimped out (and sucked up to the wingnuts) by leaving it to his spokesman. 07/14/2005
Apparently I had dialed the phone number of the local police station by mistake, oops.
Apparently, the idea is to keep out the non-technical riff-raff.
Maduna apparently called Tshishonga a "dunderhead" and a "relic of the bantustans". ANC Daily News Briefing
The Athenian mix of culture and commerce was as apparent in art as architecture.
One can apparently hold that transworld identities may be ˜bare™ without holding that they are constituted by any properties at all, even unanalysable haecceities Transworld Identity
Meanwhile, back on the hustings the law-and-order brigade has apparently got all the answers to our street crime problems.
Sightseers had come from all over the country, apparently, despite the inclement weather, to see the site of the atrocities. SACRAMENT
At the Christmas meeting of the court, in 1085, it was decided, apparently after much debate and probably with special reference to the general land-tax, called the Danegeld, to form by means of inquiries, officially made in each locality, a complete register of the occupied lands of the kingdom, of their holders, and of their values. The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216)
For instance, the apparent lack of sensitivity of GLRs to amino acids could reflect the orientation of the proteins within the heterologous host membrane, rather than insensitivity to ligands.
What shocked me was the parents' apparent lack of interest in their child.
Apparently, the contents of the whisky cupboard were undamaged, to the relief of all concerned.
In ancient times one regular performer apparently used to swallow stones and then make music by banging on his stomach.
He believed that the apparent scarcity of land was the result of land speculation and maldistribution that would be remedied by the single tax.
For Hare, however, any apparent case of akrasia must in fact be one in which the agent is actually unable to do Weakness of Will
Taxpayers are paying for that - apparently, what is good for the goose is not good for the gander - but people who want to pay for their own hospitality venues are denied that right.
In addition, the teenage psychology problem that because of parental feeling crisis, family disaccord causes, in recent years increasingly apparent.
After the lapse of a fortnight, Hepburn, candidate for congressman-at-large, declined to accept because "it is quite apparent that a very large portion of the Republicans, owing to the unfortunate circumstances which have come to light since the adjournment of the convention, are not disposed to accept its conclusion as an authoritative utterance of the party." [ A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
But there was no apparent reason for anybody to harbour idle curiosity about this particular backwater. THE LAST TEMPTATION
The tubercles are mammillated and the surrounding areas apparently are granulated.
Supermarket trolleys are well-known for their irritating tendency to veer from the straight and narrow, apparently at their own whim.
All these types reflect their underlying structure and their origin is apparent in their shape.
A camel watched them pass, incongruous and apparently unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
By that time, Olson apparently was still convinced that this phoneme wasn't a labio-dental flap: The bilabial flap is a sound very similar to what is elsewhere called the labiodental flap, but the articulation is slightly different. Languagehat.com: NEW PHONETIC SYMBOL!
We were very photogenic, apparently, as we seemed to attract many people with cameras as we congregated in one spot.
It would partly explain why employment has been unexpectedly strong and productivity apparently so weak, and would augur well for future jobs growth. Times, Sunday Times
The craggy features are apparently what make women go weak at the knees. Times, Sunday Times
Some courts treat incontestability as creating a rebuttable presumption of strength, but the analysis should be separate: "there is no apparent reason that the incontestable status of a mark should automatically translate into a well-known mark. Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log
The lesions in the lung and lymph nodes were often grossly inapparent and seen only on histopathologic analysis, meaning that their detection with conventional imaging techniques would be unlikely.
Apparently there's some kind of oxidization going on, and the result is that after you eat something made with these pine nuts, you experience a bitter taste in your mouth that can last for a few days up to three weeks. Yulblog - Yulblog est une liste de carnetistes Montréalais et un endroit où s'informer des activitées tenues en personne.
The grassy slopes were grazed by apparently fearless and footsure sheep, and in parts the sheer cliffs were occupied by seabirds - fulmars, kittiwakes and auks.
But there is a real significance in psychological attention to the year 2000 already apparent.
It was my role - apparently - to decode the story, suggest its origins, play down its significance and generally nanny him into a better humour.
Their results will be published in the belief, apparently, that this kind of accountability will help to raise standards.
Apparently, her puss Fang soon tires of any particular flavor and makes life difficult at meal times.
Nations. yep, it's pretty quaint stuff, couched in terms of newness and normalcy, of foreigness and familiarity. it describes the music as modern and "swingy" and yet timeless, as being of universal appeal - they belong to everyone - and yet "from a single nationality." i wonder whether the universalist rhetoric was meant to appeal to non-jews or simply to jews ambivalent about their jewishness? or am i simply being naive about midcentury, metropolitan jewishness? it is interesting to me also that, apparently, zionist discourse had not yet divorced the term palestinian from any association with jewish heritage. Wayneandwax.com
How they communicate I know notour fellow made not the slightest sound when I speared his foot! yet it is apparent they must communicate effectively. The Saliva Tree
Charles Darwin's core claim is that the apparent design we intuitively observe in nature is an illusion that can be explained by mindless, purposeless, mechanistic and accidental processes.
I think because of his personal style apparently, he's a screamer.
Police found an "amateurish" but potentially powerful bomb that apparently began to detonate but did not explode in a smoking vehicle in Times Square, authorities said Sunday. Bomb found in car near Times Square
Origin: The phrase, popularized by the unwatchable movie 21, apparently derives from the rich lexicon of craps, which is full of amusingly inscrutable patter. Deadspin
Kim Jong Il, who passed away Saturday from an apparent heart attack at the age of 69 - the official cause was "overwork" - was an old-school dictator, predictably unpredictable. Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis
The apparent rejection of collective action has lead to trade union membership remaining low.
The building was set ablaze in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence that could condemn a former mayor of involvement in a payroll scandal. Times, Sunday Times
Ayhia watched incredulously as the Hinsef gathered together in a huddle, apparently to discuss what to do with her, though she couldn't hear them so she couldn't be sure.
The only apparent purpose of these bollards is to prevent vehicles overtaking.
Wade, that aching right knee still apparently an issue, missed 10 of his 15 shots.
Of considerably more importance is that Scanchem is now factoring its invoices, and thus increasing its apparent borrowing, the outstanding amounts being secured by a charge on the book debts of the company, as is normal.
The aforesaid movie is apparently a road movie.
_ The word "buckram" was anciently applied to the finest linen cloth, as is apparently the case here; see The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Clutter multiplied, begetting yet more clutter with no apparent involvement on his part. AMAGANSETT
He stressed that this apparent advantage was far outweighed by the negative impact of the depleted ozone layer on humans, plants and animals. Times, Sunday Times
Workmen alerted police after noticing a red car apparently abandoned in the quarry on the Horseshoe Pass between Llangollen and Ruthin.
For the separation of the alcoholic constituent, which is present in the form of an apparently not very considerable quantity of benzoic ether, far more ilang-ilang oil would be required than was at command. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881
Louisa would move restlessly from one toy to another, apparently unable to concentrate on one activity.
Depict the tail that gives a shooting star finally with the fingernail oil that contains big paillette , fu of bag of radian having a place is above fingernail can make the effect more apparent.
Again, the only real cure to this neurosis, which is apparently taking on apocalyptic proportions, would be for him to feel good about himself.
Being contrarian is apparently OK as long as in being contrarian you agree with us.
Jessica is also a Midnighter with powers that are apparently so fierce, the darklings decide to emerge from the outer badlands and go after her. REVIEW: Midnighters #1 - The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Of course, an important difference is that to my knowledge the candlelight vigils did not engage in trespass, which the SEIU apparently did. The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Item on the SEIU Protest
In cases of apparent copycat crime, victims' families sometimes have sued movie or record companies on the theory that they are responsible for the crimes their products inspired.
Apparently, for free drinks between 5 and 7pm, read a small glass of champers and a complimentary pint.
It soon was apparent that what showed as paths on the map were actually berms running beside irrigation canals.
Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.
Webster's book is released as in Rochdale, an apparently innocent man is murdered after being accused of being a paedophile. The NSPCC Needs To Be Stopped. Full Stop
Apparently I have a ‘groovy urban boho life spent cruising bagel shops, watching films in Swahili and listening to music sung in ancient tribal click languages’.
-- They lived together; and when Dr. Grant had brought on apoplexy and death, by three great institutionary dinners in one week, they still lived together; for Mary, though perfectly resolved against ever attaching herself to a younger brother again, was long in finding among the dashing representatives, or idle heir apparents, who were at the command of her beauty, and her 20_000L. any one who could satisfy the better taste she had acquired at Mansfield, whose character and manners could authorise a hope of the domestic happiness she had there learnt to estimate, or put Edmund Bertram sufficiently out of her head. Mansfield Park
Despite his apparent liberal views, he's really something of a puritan/he has a puritan streak.
This fabric, which appears in most works, is apparently associated with an induction into womanhood amongst Xhosa people.
“Walí‘ahd” which may mean heir-presumptive (whose heirship is contingent) or heir-apparent. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Investors who bought securities backed by subprime loans apparently did not understand the risks either.
the cinema relies on apparent motion
It is always immensely humbling for we hacks to be in the presence of the Chancellor, given his facility for talking expertly about, apparently, everything under the sun.
His new video game is apparently selling like hot cakes.
Donald added: ‘the switch from a predominantly narrative mode of thought to a predominantly analytic or theoretic mode apparently requires a wrenching cultural transformation’.
This, apparently, was the very room from which Monet painted his celebrated views of the Thames and the Houses of Parliament, hung in (acceptable) reproduction around the walls of the pretty, panelled sitting room. The Smartest Hotel in the World
He played extremely well for several weeks, and then, for no apparent reason, quit the team.
His imaginative brilliance is most apparent in his inventive and often witty designs for furniture and metalwork.
Which is why one gag concerns the apparent interchangeability of the twenty-something Wall Street brokers and dealers with whom our narrator consorts. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
But what we do now know is that there endures, in many apparently civilised quarters, a simmering rage of misogyny and mistrust. Times, Sunday Times
Her apparent indifference made him even more nervous.
One apparently almost universal discriminatory practice was to pay women less than men.
He said: 'It is very regrettable that an officer should apparently have disregarded a speed camera under these circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
It had apparently been hoped that the numbers of long-term patients suffering from dementia would diminish with the rundown of the asylums.
Yet in practice this apparently simple expedient is frequently impossible.
In such circumstances, neither refusal nor apparent grant of consent would necessarily be the factor that governed the legality of the conduct in question. Times, Sunday Times
But this rolling of the eyes, after revolving till we become vertiginous, cannot cause the apparent circumgyration of objects, in a direction contrary to that in which we have been revolving, for the following reasons. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
They are all apparently fit and well and none the worse for the fifteen hour journey.
Apparently facultatively bipedal, with a toothless bird-like skull sporting large orbits, dinosaur-like cervical vertebrae possessing true pneumatic foramina, and reduced gracile forelimbs and a theropod-like pelvis, Effigia is strikingly like ornithomimosaurs (ostrich dinosaurs) in several details, mostly those concerning the skull and cervical vertebrae. Archive 2006-01-01
Why are the opponents of assisted dying apparently unconcerned by this? Times, Sunday Times
An apparent no-hoper won the race at 331.
He apparently made a charming studio companion with his courtly manners and elegant conversation. Times, Sunday Times
Apparently, the steaming process reduces the size of the brisket but maximizes the flavor.
It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.
Our southern ally's loyalty to her beautiful "unredeemed" provinces, and her claim, which all right-minded Englishmen (I include myself) most heartily endorse, to dominate the historically Italian waters of the Adriatic, happily proved too strong for a machine-made sympathy for Berlin based on nothing better than a superficial resemblance between the histories of Piedmont and Prussia, and a record of nominal alliance with powers whose respect for paper treaties was always fairly apparent. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917
Still, for all his apparently gentle appeal on and off the course, Donald is a determined and gutsy competitor, one who appears to be more and more comfortable in the harshest of spotlights.
On the rewards: Apparently, Cristiano "lavished" her with expensive gifts including a designer handbag and an Armani belt. Kickette Blog
Outside my door was a green leafed bush, which apparently had not gone bald in the wintertime.
There is thus an apparent increase in the velocity with the distance, but the accuracy of the coseismal lines is unequal to establishing this as a fact. A Study of Recent Earthquakes
It is apparent that he followed Miller's advice on the establishment of lawns and walks.
Twelve years ago: A US frigate fired warning shots across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman -- apparently the first shots fired by the United States in the Persian Gulf crisis.
The 44 eminences charge that Britain's apparent lack of transparency and accountability threatens to undermine whatever moral high ground there is left.

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