The phrase "appears to remember" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's seeming ability to recall information or past experiences.
Example: "The dog appears to remember its owner even after several years apart."
Alternatives: "seems to recall" or "looks like it remembers".
Lotto, lucky man, appears to remember nothing of his dusky labor.
Four months later, Lasorda appears to remember every moment of that afternoon.
He seems to have complete recall of his career - he sang Winterreise about 120 times in public and appears to remember every icy journey.
In its opening 10 minutes, this new film appears to remember both the early and later "tank" and "humanoid" prototypes, deploying them against counter-insurgents on the conquered streets of Tehran, and these robots are explicitly called "drones".
At 38 going on 39, and away from the game for three years following his last -- or latest -- retirement as a professional hoopster, Jordan still appears to remember how to deftly and cleverly insert a round sphere into a round receptacle despite several large people hanging like scaffolding all over him.
As Sora begins losing his memories, he gradually appears to remember a girl named Naminé as an old friend of his, and learns from the Organization member Larxene that she is being held prisoner in the castle.
Some are functionally illiterate but somehow manage to turn in well-written essays, the contents of which they do not appear to remember.
People appear to remember word pairs best when they sleep after memorizing them, especially when they are challenged with distracting tasks, researchers have determined.
Liverpool could also reflect on the volleyed chance that Sturridge put into the Kop just at the point of the second half when the home team finally appeared to remember there was a Wembley final at stake.
I think Langham knows that, too, because when I ask when he's been happiest he has to think before appearing to remember the right answer: "Ummm … Oh, today!" The other version of him finds it easier to admit, "Not being able to work is terribly painful, because it's what I do.
Austin, who manages $300 million of his own money in El Coronado Holdings LLC, did not appear to remember any of them despite enduring massive losses.
