Citations:apparent


 * 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
 * For that of Pharaoh, his law was made upon a supposition, to prevent mischief, no crime being yet apparent; but here is a crime apparent.


 * 1719 — Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe.
 * We worked on; but the water increasing in the hold, it was apparent that the ship would founder; and though the storm began to abate a little, yet it was not possible she could swim till we might run into any port; so the master continued firing guns for help; and a light ship, who had rid it out just ahead of us, ventured a boat out to help us.