Sentence examples for ask apparently from inspiring English sources

The phrase "ask apparently" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when to use it, as the combination does not form a coherent expression.
Example: "I need to ask apparently what the next steps are." (This example is awkward and unclear.)
Alternatives: "seem to ask" or "inquire seemingly".

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Is that so much to ask? Apparently so.

"Is that so much to ask?" Apparently so.

Is that too much to ask? Apparently in western societies it is.

Detectives know that she has many Chinese friends and sometimes stop at her cage and ask apparently innocent questions about them; she shrugs her shoulders and says, "No spik English".

Still, the patient is expected to be able to repeat, or ask apparently relevant questions about, or refer to a relative about what they have been told.

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"Scruples?" she asks, apparently mystified.

"How so?" he asks, apparently surprised.

She put a warm hand on my shoulder, asking, apparently, if I was O.K.

"Were all appropriate tests run on the cement and the casing?" he asked, apparently implicating Halliburton.

Mr. Brafman asked, apparently to emphasize the dark atmosphere of the nightclub.

"Why is there a car in our driveway?" he asked, apparently forgetting he was wired for sound.

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