appear interested
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
To give the impression of being interested.
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- He tried to appear interested in the conversation, but his eyes kept drifting.
- Even if you don't fully understand, it's good to appear interested during a presentation.
- She forced herself to appear interested in the mundane details of his day.
- To make a good impression, you should always appear interested in what others are saying.
- The politician learned to appear interested in every voter's complaint, regardless of its merit.
- Despite being tired, he managed to appear interested in his daughter's long story.
- It can be hard to truly appear interested when the topic is completely outside your expertise.
- She didn't appear interested in his proposal, which disheartened him.
- He made an effort to appear interested in the local customs, even if he didn't quite grasp them.
- Sometimes you just have to appear interested to be polite, even if you're not.