All 10 Uses of
apparent
in
Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen
- Minor child is apparently living without running water or heat in rental home abandoned by parent.†
Chpt 1apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- Once I got closer, though, it became apparent that whoever this guy was, he didn't drive machinery for a living.†
Chpt 4
- Apparently she'd noticed, next saying, 'What?†
Chpt 10apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- He grabbed one of the Polaroids, of a thin gray cat—RAZZY, apparently—then glanced around the room.†
Chpt 10
- I was kind of green, apparently.†
Chpt 11
- 'Apparently, it's a list of the things you're thankful for, to be read aloud at dinner.†
Chpt 11
- Which, as it turned out, was not the smartest move, as became apparent when I looked up through the shifting blue water above to see Nate staring down at me.†
Chpt 12
- Apparently she was wrong.
Chpt 14 *apparently = obviously; or appearing obvious though not necessarily so
- Olivia was apparently a whiz at calculus, something she had neglected to mention the entire time we'd been sharing our lunch hour.†
Chpt 15apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- 'Nate's gone AWOL, apparently,' he said.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so