- present tense form of appear (3rd person singular).
appears
Example Sentences
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In an X post that now appears to be deleted, Canada's energy minister Tim Hodgson said he attended the walk and posted two images from the event.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Conceived and organized by Katherine Jentleson at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and first shown there, the survey appears now at the Whitney, where curator Barbara Haskell’s installation is on view through Jan. 10, 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He appears to take a step or two while pointing and yelling after the foul was called.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the race to come up with newer and better weight-loss drugs, Eli Lilly appears to have found a powerful combination.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
I land, rump first, on what appears to be a gilded box owned by a pinch-faced peacock of a woman.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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