appear as

Example Sentences

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"While adaptation measures can appear as costly, the consequences of inaction may be even more costly," the report warned.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who had appointed Alison-Madueke, did not appear as a witness.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Paul Walter Hauser is also slated to appear as a series regular in an unnamed role.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Fire and the byproducts of its blaze appear as frequently in religious texts as they do in more colloquial language.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The first scientists appear, as far as their religious beliefs are concerned, to be a more or less random sample of the intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton