put in appearance
Example Sentences
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And when Judkins put in appearance, riding a lame horse, and dismounted with the cramp of a rider, his dust-covered figure and his darkly grim, almost dazed expression told Jane of dire calamity.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
The merry friend with the white lashes, who had caused the entire catastrophe, did not put in appearance for about two weeks.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
For three days these fires burned, but the great sage did not put in appearance, and nothing could be done without his counsel.
From The Grey Cloak by Peirce, Thomas Mitchell
Bull Harris and his crowd did not put in appearance, or try to put their plot into execution, for the simple reason that there was no chance.
From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton
Several players had large piles of gold before them, and the heavy artillery—that is to say, bank-notes—were beginning to put in appearance.
From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile
