Sentence examples for keep appearances from inspiring English sources

Something's got to change, at least to keep appearances up.

As long as we keep appearances, do business as usual, watch sales rise, let ships dock in the harbor of Rotterdam, and allow criminal regimes to use our nifty tax-constructions, all would be fine.When MH17 was shot down, Mr Koens writes, this seemingly distant conflict "hit home".

To keep appearances, the 12-year-old King personally commanded his uncle's arrest.

Brush your hair and teeth every morning for a more polished and well kept appearance.

But how do you keep up appearances when there's no bus to let you appear?

At first she shied away, to keep up appearances.

There was only one way he could keep up appearances.

So they tried to keep up appearances while indulging in a sensual life on the sly.

For the other 364 days, the turkeys struggle to keep up appearances, and to get by.

With the latter there is no winking, no fig leaves, no need to keep up appearances.

Most want to keep up appearances, even if their preference is not in doubt.