How to Use apparently in a Sentence

apparently

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  • The pregame news was better than expected with O’Brien and Fromm-Delorme back in the lineup and no one out due to illness, apparently.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Video published by a presidential aide showed a five-story, apparently residential building in Kyiv on fire, with flames licking through apartments.
    Time, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In Kyiv, video published by a presidential aide showed a five-story, apparently residential building on fire, with flames licking through apartments.
    John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • And apparently left a sour taste in the head coach’s mouth.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Still, the steady march of time will apparently inevitably lead back to the office—about 60% of the time.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Seems like the artist should have signed it, but he was apparently caught up in the moment.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • One of Asia's biggest pop singers apparently wasn't a big enough draw to get an IPO over the line.
    WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • And apparently, Miles Bridges will be a part of that future.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The fallout from Drake’s feud with Lamar apparently hasn’t put a damper on the 6 God’s summer.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 July 2024
  • But Biden’s camp wanted some guardrails to keep Trump in check, and apparently got them.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • However the judges rule, the case seems bound for the Supreme Court, which was apparently Abbott’s goal all along.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But for a fellow patient, the noise from the device was apparently too much to bear.
    Victoria Bisset, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
  • But apparently no one was sure how IRS would view them.
    Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The long, bleak days on Fargo and all of the traveling back and forth [between the two shows] paid off, apparently.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
  • Little about the house changed, but workers did apparently fix the roof, per spies on the Brooklyn Heights Blog.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The dairy worker had caught the virus, apparently, from cattle.
    David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Good for Auburn, great for Jones, apparently, and tough luck for Illinois.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Salameh, our host and skipper for the evening, apparently could count mind-reading with her boathandling skills.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • One, apparently shell shocked, stares out at the viewer, stunned.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Much of the hunting apparently took place along the nearby White River.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • High demand apparently fueled by the viral snack has caused the price of Fruit Roll-Ups to soar in Israel.
    Emily Heil, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • Many were shot down by a U.S.-led coalition, while others apparently failed at launch or crashed in flight.
    Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Lake has raised more than $2.5 million in her legal quest, with less than 10% apparently going to the cause so far.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023
  • None of them look very healthy; the sun is apparently quite powerful in Larrimah.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The sergeant then raises his gun, which has a flashlight attached, and points it through a wide crack in the glass, apparently trying to get a look inside.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • Four of those were academic and one was, as the New York Times reported, for apparently bone spurs in his foot.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The 76-year-old singer and 36-year-old artist apparently met in September at Paris Fashion Week.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Well, that valet has apparently taken a job in my office.
    Karla Miller, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Nothing, apparently, has been forgotten, whether by her, her anonymous ghostwriter, or some put-upon researcher.
    Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But he was sidelined with a groin injury late in training camp and apparently returned too soon, aggravating the injury in Week 2 and then being held out until Week 9.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

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