How to Use manifest in a Sentence

manifest

1 of 3 adjective
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  • There was manifest confusion in the streets.
  • Their sadness was manifest in their faces.
  • His love for literature is manifest in his large library.
  • For the Clippers, this has been manifest in the backcourt.
    — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The evidence of the failure is manifest in the tide of debt itself.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Tourists who were not on the manifest were not permitted to board.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The first law of diversity is manifest in the brains of birds and mammals.
    — Rob Dunn, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Lucy was joy in those moments, manifest and true, in a way only dogs can be.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • But there are few, if any, with a greater sense of manifest destiny than the United States and China.
    — Tony Abbott, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2017
  • And all the horrors that come with the Empire are being made manifest throughout the galaxy.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Seeing a dark shape manifest in the hallway, Will runs outside, but then turns to face it.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2017
  • There’s a huge difference to me, and that view is manifest in this season.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The road ahead is still a long one, though, as can be seen from the manifest ferment in the industrial sector.
    — Fabio Moioli, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • The big one: All color deficiencies are roughly the same or manifest as a gray-scale view of the world.
    — Sam Escobar, Allure, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The rage of the oppression taking place would be manifest in some fashion.
    — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 23 July 2017
  • Impeachment is a grave business, and the risks are manifest.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2019
  • This realm hosts Palaces, which are the twisted emotions of their targets made manifest.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017
  • Its indignation was manifest in the riots over the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Rachel Bloom posted a photo from the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend set to show how hormones and stress manifest on her face.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The greatest creation has been our love made manifest in our children.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2018
  • Well, the error of that thinking is made sharply manifest by this recession.
    — Jarvis Deberry, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The real fear is manifest in a mounting sense that this is a mere skirmish in a more consequential struggle for the world over the next decade.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
  • The seriousness of Kreindler’s artistry is easy to miss because of his subject matter and manifest love for it.
    — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 23 Jan. 2018
  • But what’s indisputable is that, in the ancient story, the holy is made manifest in openness to others.
    — Time, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Waiters sneered at them for not knowing which glass was for which wine, and served them with manifest reluctance.
    — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Defense officials said the Taliban were not allowed to keep copies of the passes or the list of names and that most people on the manifest were out of the country already.
    — NBC News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The manifest listed several teenagers and children, some as young as 1 or 2.
    — Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2020
  • And the show’s manifest longings are represented in dance by the fine Terrell Armstrong.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Feb. 2022
  • That risk is manifest in the fact that bitcoin is currently down about 36% from its November high.
    — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
  • What is manifest, though, is that Black Art is an exceptionally rare and unique dram.
    — Dan Dunn, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2021
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manifest

2 of 3 verb
  • Their religious beliefs are manifested in every aspect of their lives.
  • Her behavior problems began manifesting themselves soon after she left home.
  • Both sides have manifested a stubborn unwillingness to compromise.
  • This could manifest anywhere from the back to the shoulder to the hips.
    — Emily Rekstis, Allure, 31 July 2022
  • That is the essence of the truth that sets you free to manifest your destiny.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2023
  • And that’s gotta manifest itself on both ends of the floor.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • The longer the tussle drags on, the more likely the disease is to manifest.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2021
  • See how these weight room and workout feats manifest on the field in just a few weeks.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Three are open now, and the fourth will manifest upon Max's death.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 July 2022
  • If your lungs are healthy, maybe this will manifest as a mild cough.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 25 June 2020
  • It’s why fringe groups are left in the lurch when predictions about the end of days don’t manifest.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
  • And, now that's it in the world, maybe Consent will manifest itself.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 May 2018
  • The culture wars were manifest in more fraught ways as well.
    — Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 2 Oct. 2022
  • This is when the first signs of infection tend to manifest.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 21 Dec. 2022
  • At the other end of the court was the reason destiny didn’t manifest itself.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Ready to tackle a new challenge in life, or manifest one of your goals?
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Gains in deep tech are just more difficult to come by and take longer to manifest.
    — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The process of aging is normal but can manifest in very tell-tale signs.
    — Daily Health Reports, Chron, 4 Feb. 2021
  • In the end, the concern about lung cancers may not manifest in anything at all.
    — Caroline Lester, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Is there a way to manifest that idea of past-is-present inside ourselves?
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021
  • No word on how the kids’ interest in planes will manifest, but who knows?
    — Marie Claire Editors, Marie Claire, 18 Sep. 2021
  • They were also meant to manifest the purpose of a trip.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
  • So, how does that manifest itself or what are the areas?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • This can manifest in someone telling you how to feel, as well as you not feeling heard.
    — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The real work is going to take time to manifest itself.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
  • That means the ultimate proof that our ship is turning will take even longer to manifest.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Rumor has it that there is a land rush of sorts, manifested in the pursuit of office space.
    — Gary Miller, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2018
  • All of these initiatives cost money and the returns take a long time to manifest.
    — Tima Bansal, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • But despite those promising signs, the deep bank of clouds that normally forms off the coast at this time of year has yet to manifest.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • If a recession were to manifest, Moody’s would expect a top-to-bottom home-price drop of 15% to 20%.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2023
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manifest

3 of 3 noun
  • The Post obtained a copy of the manifest for the ship, which details all of the cargo on board.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • Now, this Mars mission has moved up in the queue to be first in line on the New Glenn manifest.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The best-known of these manifests as the El Niño and its opposite, the cooler La Niña.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • What this work makes manifest is the idea that artists’ ideas are art works in themselves.
    — Roger Catlin, Smithsonian, 5 Dec. 2019
  • But the Laodicea couldn’t have picked up its cargo in Kavkaz, the Russian port listed on the manifest.
    — Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The launch contract gives the Falcon Heavy a manifest of at least six launches over the next two-to-three years.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2018
  • The plane’s tail number and details from the flight manifest have not yet been released.
    — Jake Bleiberg, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2019
  • The person said the F.B.I. left behind a two-page manifest of what was taken.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • That’s the compelling thing about places like Dumpling Home, where finesse and care manifest in the micro scale.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The documents list the names of Uber employees on the manifest.
    — oregonlive.com, 8 June 2019
  • How do leisure and adornment manifest in your own lives?
    — Scarlett Newman, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Once full, the manifest accounted for just over 2200 people, more than a third of them crew.
    — Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Three children and three infants were on the flight, according to the manifest.
    — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Do abuses of power in that culture manifest in the game’s ideas?
    — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The ship’s manifest indicates that the containers held 57 tons of it.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Away from the launch pad and Vulcan's lengthy manifest of customers, there are many questions about the future.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One wasn't on the ship’s manifest and was presumably a migrant.
    — Demetris Nellas, ajc, 20 Feb. 2022
  • How that power has manifest is almost as much a sight to behold as the balls that rocket off his bat.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • And to some extent, that’s what happened on the 6th [of January], that was their attempt to make Q manifest.
    — Author: Meredith Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Or did that manifest as your career kind of progressed?
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Each new edit is then bound to the photo or video’s original manifest which travels with it across the web.
    — Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
  • That record is then matched against the manifest to determine how much revenue the team is supposed to share with other teams.
    — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Inside the entryway, Smith pointed out a ship manifest, framed and mounted beside the names on the wall.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 18 June 2022
  • With at least a dozen more launches on the manifest for this year, anything’s possible.
    — Amy Thompson, WIRED, 28 June 2018
  • In an interview, Vogt discussed some of the more eye-catching items on the auction manifest.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • So how does the warm layer that causes sleet manifest itself?
    — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The timing of when and how those defenses manifest could matter too.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2022
  • An hour before the race starts, Cobb hands me my manifest, which contains a map of the course and descriptions of the obstacles in tiny print alongside.
    — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022
  • New moons are one of the most pivotal times of the month to set intentions, prioritize a clean slate, and manifest for your future.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The muscles in your neck and shoulders become tense, back or neck pain manifests, and even painful headaches can develop.
    — Jason Wanlass, idahostatesman, 5 May 2017

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