The truth was evident ("in plainview", "obvious", logical)
It is evident that you are taking a shortcut
Sherlock Holmes looked for evidence to figure out a mystery.
It is evident, based on current scientific classification, that Pluto is a dwarf planet.
I am 6 foot 9 inches tall so, it should be self-evident that I'm not a horse jockey.
The police found an evident.
His frown made it evident that he was not pleased
He was not pleased with the decisions of the board, and his ambivalence toward them all was evident.
By the looks of her face, it was clearly evident that her skin had an over age look.
Her misoneism prevented her from embracing new technologies and innovations.
Self evident means obviously true in itself, without need for justification. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." The instinct for survival is self-evident, but instincts can be overridden by logic or emotion.
(It is an adjective.) It was evident, by the jam around his mouth, that my baby brother had been into the jam again! The evident cause of the explosion was improperly stored chemicals. It became evident that the new bridge would not be finished that summer
First, a definition-- something that is evident is obvious or plainly understood. A sentence: When my student handed me in his final paper, it was evident from the poor quality of his arguments that he had failed to do much research.
The artist's unconventional style was truly sui generis and unlike anything seen before.