How to Use in appearance in a Sentence

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  • To confirm an egg is safe to eat, check it for any changes in appearance or smell.
    Susan Choung, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • In Cabo San Lucas, the bottles varied in appearance from one store to the next.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The soufflé will begin to fall the moment it's pulled from the oven, but any change in appearance won’t affect the taste.
    Saveur Editors, Saveur, 19 July 2023
  • The notepad’s pages tore off along the top, shimmery on one side and nearly translucent in appearance.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • These bumps are usually white or red in appearance and don’t hurt or itch.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 19 July 2021
  • While new moons are always dark in appearance, March's lunar phase has a bright side!
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The twins were probably born during the summer and are of normal weight and size in appearance.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The second-row captain's chairs are similar in appearance and comfort to the front seats.
    Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • Saturn, by contrast, is a bit dull in appearance and lacks in a persistent spot.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The 15 and 15 Plus have a little more fun with black, blue, green, pink, and yellow models that are almost pastel in appearance.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The rustic coffee table is darker on the bottom and lighter on top, which keeps it from being too heavy in appearance.
    Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The former is pierced through his chest by a church spire, whereas the latter is pierced in the heart by a spaceship, which isn’t dissimilar in appearance to a church spire.
    Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The sculpture plays on the contradictions of glass, solid in fact yet fluid in appearance.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • Lab pros wash each pillow three times before looking for changes in appearance and shrinkage.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • As days progressed, Basgoz noticed that the patient's rash changed in appearance.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 10 June 2022
  • Take this outdoor set for example: clean in appearance and sturdy against the weather.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
  • Where once five panels were required on the coupe's rear fender, one now does the job—with a consequent improvement in appearance.
    William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 8 July 2023
  • Depending on the location of the scar and skin type of the patient, lasers can be used to help improve the appearance of scars that are white or lighter in appearance than the surrounding skin.
    Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Others, human in appearance, are cast in movies and in productions of Shakespeare.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • But the change in appearance isn’t the only thing different with the veteran outfielder.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • Though similar in appearance to its T. rex cousin, Gorgosaurus is thought to have been smaller, lighter, faster, and more ferocious version of the dinosaur.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The sexes are similar in appearance, with the female (hen) perhaps being a bit more subdued.
    M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • To explain the change in appearance, it was noted that The Oracle’s outer shell had been destroyed by the criminal program known as the Merovingian.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • Any marks or stains will stand out on light-colored walls, especially if they're intended to be pure white in appearance.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The 100-acre property for The Chain is very different in appearance from that of Streamsong’s other three courses, with a landscape of stately live oaks and lakes as well as sand.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • To make Chinese hot mustard, the seeds are first dehydrated, and then ground into a fine, buttery beige powder that’s much more tame in appearance than taste.
    Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Numerous yellowing leaves, or other major changes in appearance, are often a sign that the plant needs more light.
    Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Dull and somewhat lackluster in appearance, the coins on view at the Morgan are a sharp contrast to the shiny silver and gold museums typically show.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The two aircraft are similar in appearance, with large bat-like wings, a lack of a tail section, a smooth, featureless exterior, and a small, darkened cockpit in the nose.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Recent landers have been boxlike in appearance, but the 2-ton Nova-C is different.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024

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