Sentence examples for ago when it appeared from inspiring English sources

There was a time, not long ago, when it appeared that currywurst might be knocked off its mantle as the most popular fast food, said Eberhard Seidel, who wrote a book about the challenger: the doner kebab, which is effectively the same as a Greek gyro, or a Middle Eastern shawarma, but retrofitted to German taste, slathered in a choice of sauces.

The card was from parents of a boy Torre visited in a hospital about 20 years ago, when it appeared as if the youngster was terminally ill.

Neukom said he believes fans see Bonds in a much broader context than they did a few years ago, when it appeared to them that he was the only star player who had been tied to the substances.

That was the reason her friends were so distressed a year or so ago when it appeared that she was going to be held at Park Avenue, which to her was work.

Many conservatives exploded a few years ago when it appeared that President Barack Obama's Immigration Reform Plan was about to offer wholesale amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants.

He discovered its existence only when it appeared in the Observer eight days ago.

When it appeared 25 years ago, Appetite was a total snore, a prolonged whine in a dead language.

The Americans did not object to the barrier in its initial stages a year ago, when it appeared that it was being erected on or near the Green Line, Israel's boundary with the West Bank.

When it appeared focused on mobile search a few years ago it was way ahead of its time.

Her name disappeared from print until a few years ago, when it began appearing in New York theater reviews (although not too many critics showed up when she and her friends produced "No Exit" in the Times Square subway station at midnight).

There was a moment about a year ago when it appeared this story might finally go away.