How to Use physical appearance in a Sentence

physical appearance

noun
  • Some mocked her physical appearance and called for her arrest.
    — Peter Eisler, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • Keep an eye out for any changes in behavior, appetite, or physical appearance.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Being sick, dealing with my changing physical appearance, trying to be a mom at the same time.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • But maintaining a healthy weight during menopause isn’t just for your physical appearance.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 22 July 2025
  • On top of this, he's had to deal with countless people in and around the league commenting on his physical appearance.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • For me, attraction has always been about way more than physical appearance.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Burke, meanwhile, is no stranger to hurtful comments about her physical appearance.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The Times also found some tanker crews altering the physical appearance of their ships.
    — Christiaan Triebert, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • One of the most notable differences between the two is their physical appearance.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • In one case, the victim worked for a plastic surgeon and her physical appearance was important.
    — Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The coat is the biggest difference between the two in regard to physical appearance.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Beauty to me is defined by a person's character, not just their physical appearance.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • This discourse only got louder during minicamp when he was called out for his physical appearance and route running.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Mocking a player’s physical appearance in an attempt to rattle him?
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Don't make comments about physical appearance.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Not everyone reacts the same, so the size of the bite and its physical appearance can differ depending on the person.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • Was physical appearance something that was on your mind coming into a show called Love Is Blind?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Trump once expressed admiration for Swift, at least for her physical appearance.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • Most have changed their physical appearance and assumed fictitious identities, all the way down to a new driver’s license.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Grande then went on to school the masses on the fact that there are better ways to compliment someone than by focusing solely on their physical appearance.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Taji Senior gives Risa a strong inner self that keeps all these chatty men from reducing her to her physical appearance.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
  • This can mean looking at people’s age, location, physical appearance or ability to carry out the crime.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • With wavy shoulder-length hair and a thin build, Dominguez’s physical appearance also matched witness descriptions.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, our perception of the physical appearance of Athens is changing.
    — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But being on TV comes with downsides, like scrutiny over her physical appearance.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • One said Anderson was sometimes bullied because of his clothes and physical appearance.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • Ariana Grande is opening up about her health after fans scrutinized changes in her physical appearance.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In humans, physical appearance is the product of many different genes, each of which typically has a small impact.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The difference is striking in areas that go well beyond Gizzi’s physical appearance.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Red conveys the emotional temperature of the artist, a self-portrait more telling than any detail of physical appearance.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023

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