appear like
Example Sentences
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He stood alone on top of a giant dome, far from the crowd, while lights made it appear like a planet was spinning under his feet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
"Not only can they buy papers, but they can buy citations. Then, they can appear like well-reputed scientists when they have barely conducted their own research at all."
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
They appear like clockwork, one per county, a seasonal ritual of generosity right alongside the other local-news reliables: the scratch-off lottery winner, the heroic dog, the “quiet neighborhood shocked” by an outlier crime.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025
The first rule of ZAZ-style comedy is that you can’t ever appear like you’re in on the joke, which Anderson edges close to once when she breaks into a scatting jazz number.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
The placidity of her countenance along with the smoothness of her skin made her face appear like a mask, with living, human eyes behind it.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
