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The phrase "appear to be frustrated" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's emotional state or perception of their feelings, often in a context where their frustration is not explicitly stated.
Example: "During the meeting, she seemed to appear to be frustrated with the lack of progress on the project."
Alternatives: "seem to be annoyed" or "look to be upset."
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When you appear to be frustrated, people give you space to work through it.
The Devils appear to be frustrated, especially when they have failed to score on power plays — when they should score.
Every year, fluid dynamicists, many of whom appear to be frustrated artists, enter the most striking still and moving images in a contest run by the American Institute of Physics Division of Fluid Dynamics.
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As Mr. Goel leaked internal goings-on at Intel, he also appeared to be frustrated with his career.
Scheuer appears to be frustrated by the fact that his analysis was not adopted by the Bush administration.
Several justices seemed inclined to find a way to help Mr. Maples and appeared to be frustrated by the conduct of Alabama officials.
But it was in the run up to half-time with the home side two goals to the good that he was in conversation with an assistant referee after appearing to be frustrated by comments made by supporters behind the goal.
At one point Blum appeared to be frustrated with the audience, which repeatedly booed and jeered his answers, telling an aide that "nobody's listening".
In his statements posted to the class website over the weekend, McKenzie appeared to be frustrated over his attempts to get the students to obtain and read as much of the textbook as possible.
Many health workers appear to be demotivated and frustrated precisely because they are unable to satisfy their professional conscience and impeded in pursuing their vocation due to lack of means and supplies and due to inadequate or inappropriately applied HRM tools.
The same pharmacist may appear to be less approachable by a craft worker who is frustrated by fine hand tremor caused by lithium and is considering stopping it.
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