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Example sentences for "like appearance"

  • At the expiration of thirty-three days the cell was opened, and the fakir was found just where he was placed, but with a death-like appearance, the limbs having become stiff as in rigor mortis.

  • The Indian form of Wolverene is a slighter and much smaller animal, with a still more weasel-like appearance.

  • They do not appear to have been islands, as an elevated causeway leads from them to the mainland; but otherwise they resemble the crannoge in their stockaded and mound-like appearance.

  • The sheep diverged considerably from its earlier form, and lost much of its goat-like appearance, being now larger, and developed into various breeds.

  • In the same case they may be brown and offensive at one time, green at another, and again they may contain masses of a putty-like appearance, the partly-digested casein or altered epithelial cells.

  • As the ulcer extends in depth it often destroys each successive layer of the stomach in less extent than the preceding one, so that the form of the ulcer is conical or funnel-shaped, with a terrace-like appearance in its sloping edges.

  • At all times it should be distinguishable from the carcinomatous ulcer by lack of the fungus-like appearance of the bed of the ulcer which is usual in carcinoma.

  • When the tube is placed below the beam and moved to and fro, the same smoke-like appearance as that obtained with a flame is observed.

  • On the opposite side of the stream there is an extensive, well wooded and grassy flat of beautiful and park-like appearance.

  • On the 15th I again moved so as to keep pace with him, and was highly delighted at the really park-like appearance of the scenery.

  • We thus see how natural selection has brought about the hawk-like appearance of the brain-fever bird, and caused the egg to become blue.

  • It is these long wings that give the bird a swallow-like appearance.

  • I submit, then, that the Wallaceian's explanation of the hawk-like appearance of the brain-fever bird is in all probability not the correct one.

  • Another characteristic of these polyps is the presence of symmetrical branchlets on the tentacles, which give them a feather-like appearance.

  • Dasya/, which is an abundant variety, is especially beautiful in its feather-like appearance.

  • Camp was made therefore on a smooth sandbar just below the jam, and in a short while the spot had assumed a comfortable, home-like appearance.

  • But five minutes later a small spot of red began slowly to appear, far down in the tube; and gradually drawing nearer the aperture, the arms would be gently thrust out, and the animal would resume its flower-like appearance.

  • To explain the occurrence of a frog-like appearance or a mousey patch on a baby as due to its mother having been frightened by one of these little animals while nursing would be the height of absurdity.

  • Several months ago a young girl, of very delicate and lady-like appearance, brought this ring here and desired me to purchase it.

  • The manner in which Mr. Harland addressed them, together with the gentle and lady-like appearance of his wife had the effect to shame them into silence.

  • Illustration] The low front room or parlour, whose fate it was now to be the Cadger's Kitchen, had certainly the same shop-like appearance as that of No.

  • On entering, we were struck with the establishment-like appearance of the room.

  • They are somewhat broken in outline and design, but suggested a factory-like appearance.

  • The city has a business-like appearance, and a commanding look in its main thoroughfares.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "like appearance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brief account; comes back; either part; like amount; like creatures; like effect; like everything; like fire; like flowers; like leaves; like myself; like processes; like reason; like snow; like some; like structures; like substance; like surface; like that; like the; like them; like this; liked best; likely enough; sensuous perception; water through