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The phrase "appear to ask" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's demeanor or behavior that suggests they are making a request or inquiry without explicitly stating it.
Example: "She stood at the door, her expression seemed to appear to ask for permission to enter."
Alternatives: "seem to inquire" or "look as if asking".
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They appear to ask for forgiveness and call for Muslims to return to the faith.
The tools also respond to the fact that some app makers appear to ask for excessive data.
I am forced to bring up questions in the order they appear, to ask the parents of a laughing 2-year-old if she is "in pain," and to restrain my potty mouth when the computer malfunctions or the screen locks up.
While he didn't appear to ask permission he did at least refrain from dipping the chip in the cheese.
Smiley faces represent optimism and appear to ask the characters, who are characterized as "marginal figures", how nice their days are.
Defense and counter-terrorism officials did not appear to ask for the Disney protections, which were instead urged by at least one Disney lobbyist, according to an Orlando Sentinel investigation in 2003.
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In it, Mr. Malike appeared to ask for enough explosives to blow up a mountain.
And as they caucused this morning, Mr. McGreevey appeared to ask them to postpone their decision.
In this way, Jesus appears to ask Judas to help him liberate his spiritual self from his material body.
He appeared to ask her about the song's key, looking for a little guidance, but none was forthcoming.
As Sweeney got ready to bat with two outs and a runner on second base, he appeared to ask plate umpire Mike Fichter to check the ball.
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