Sentence examples of "wirken" in German

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Als sie den Brief las, wirkte sie traurig. When she was reading the letter, she looked sad.
Das Medikament wirkt nur bei Männern. The medicine only works on men.
Auf die vom Reporter unvermittelt gestellte Frage hin wirkte sie ratlos. She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.
Ich bin sehr gut darin, organisiert zu wirken, auch wenn die Wirklichkeit etwas anders aussieht. I am very good at appearing organised, although the reality is somewhat different.
Die Hinterlassenschaften der Kolonisierung Afrikas durch Europäer im 19. Jahrhundert wirken überall auf dem Kontinent fort. The 19th-century European colonization of Africa has left a lasting legacy all over the continent.
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