were appearing
- past progressive of appear.
Example Sentences
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Soon enough, Indigenous figures were appearing on Colonial American guns, pamphlets, and ships.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
Stephanie Gallen, from Glasgow, said garments she listed on Vinted with size 14 labels were appearing on the platform as size 20–22.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Both Dearc and Skiphosoura are unusually large for their time also suggesting that the changes that enabled the pterodactlyoids to reach enormous sizes were appearing even in these transitional species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Within weeks, I found that several copycat bots purporting to predict users’ death dates were appearing online.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
He looked up and saw with surprise that faint stars were appearing overhead amid the strands of hurrying cloud and fog.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
