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adjective

evident

CEFR B1

plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood

In a sentence

Six example sentences with evident, each labelled with its topic.

  • By the third week the improvement was evident on the charts, and even the night staff noticed it without being told.

    Medicine

  • The slowdown was evident in every indicator, from empty freight yards to job postings that vanished within a month.

    Economics

  • The restorer's repair is evident from two steps away, a patch of brighter blue that nobody could mistake for the original.

    Art

  • The fatigue was evident by the fourth quarter, when every jump shot started falling short.

    Basketball

  • The memory leak was evident within an hour, as the server's usage crept upward in a straight line.

    Technology

  • It was evident from the first bite that somebody had forgotten the salt.

    Cooking

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