in appearance

Example Sentences

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Parks, who later served on the City Council, said he was leery of any arrangements that left the department indebted — even if only in appearance — to rich donors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A picture seen by BBC Sport shows that the helmet is pointed at the back - similar in appearance to a track cycling helmet.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

The team also confirmed that the lab-grown helper T cells functioned like real immune cells, not just in appearance but in behavior.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

It was massive in appearance, resembling the boxy "Transformers" characters from the toys and movies.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

He was looking down into a kind of pit, an underground room, and lying on the floor some ten feet below, apparently fast asleep, thin and starved in appearance, was the real Mad-Eye Moody.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling