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Discover LudwigThe phrase "on appearances" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something seems or looks, often implying that the reality may be different.
Example: "On appearances, the project seemed to be progressing well, but there were underlying issues that needed to be addressed."
Alternatives: "based on looks" or "from what is seen".
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But, in the course of a complex series of confrontations, Greg discovers that every one is hooked on appearances.
But a leisurely start to the 2012 campaign has placed even more attention on appearances like the one here by Mr. Gingrich.
Maria Shriver must have had one hell of a week, though based on appearances, you'd never know it.
It reinforces one of its own themes: never make judgments based on appearances.
Well, on appearances, plenty.
So much in life rests on appearances.
Work on appearances, and hope that the rest follows.
She is fixated on appearances, even demanding that the family fake merriment in public.
I also have problems with certain fruits and vegetables and can't rely on appearances.
Many of those outside the country were too focused on appearances, he said.
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Her favourite is the pathologically forgiving Ezra (who makes walk-on appearances in several later novels, she reveals).
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