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Discover LudwigThe phrase "appears to win" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where something seems to be successful or victorious, but there is uncertainty about the outcome.
Example: "In the final moments of the game, the underdog team appears to win, leaving the audience in suspense."
Alternatives: "seems to triumph" or "looks like a winner".
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The "fa" appears to win the fight and triumphantly wraps herself in a Nazi flag.
The staggering ease with which Storey appears to win race after race masks the difficulties behind para-sport.
We know these guys pretty well: the dour Tom Coughlin, who sometimes appears to win with sheer persistence; Kevin Gilbride, the reformed run-'n'-shoot guru who specializes in making slot receivers look brilliant; and Steve Spagnuolo, who was dealt a hand of four aces on the defensive line and had the good sense to ante up.
With campaigns for all 18 seats in the Suffolk County Legislature now at full throttle, Mr. Iliou, the Republican candidate in the predominantly Republican 14th Legislative District, appears to win the prize for tenacity and sheer organization in his rematch campaign to unseat David Bishop, the Democratic incumbent.
Ultimately, faith appears to win out, as dramatized in the powerful show stopping song, "I believe".
In our informal observations, vergence, which is a more certain cue, appears to "win" during short-term exposures.
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Everybody appeared to win.
Gano had appeared to win the kicking job.
He who dares does indeed appear to win in business.
The Dickinson camp appeared to win that round.
He had won New Hampshire going away, and he had appeared to win Iowa.
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