- present tense form of appear (3rd person singular).
appears
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, ICE appears to be trying a different route to apply the same restrictive contract language to the facilities near Seattle and Denver, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
If she applies through the ACA Marketplace and her income appears low enough for Medicaid rather than Marketplace subsidies, the application should likely be referred to the relevant state program.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
They began life as civilians with interviews about their relationship with the royals before pivoting to new fields of interest, including media production and lifestyle, which now appears to Meghan's focus.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
AMI Labs, headed by Meta’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, appears to be working on something broader, exploring multiple architectures outside of traditional large language models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Postal Tygers, it appears you shall have to make this important delivery without me, for I have some business with the baroness. Are you up to the task?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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