seemed; seeming; seems
1
: to appear to the observation or understanding
2
: to give the impression of being
Examples of seem in a Sentence
What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed.
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Yet if the execution is poor, customers do seem to clock the lackluster results.
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Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
That momentum seemed to come to a halt after Trump issued his executive order on crypto in late January.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The couple and James’ parents (Andrew Dismukes, Ashley Padilla), while touring a winery, exchange niceties, and everything seems to be going as planned–until Tessa spots the orange tree, and her expression changes immediately.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
The audience, which had presumably seen a lot of drilling, seemed underwhelmed.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
That momentum seemed to come to a halt after Trump issued his executive order on crypto in late January.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The couple and James’ parents (Andrew Dismukes, Ashley Padilla), while touring a winery, exchange niceties, and everything seems to be going as planned–until Tessa spots the orange tree, and her expression changes immediately.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
The audience, which had presumably seen a lot of drilling, seemed underwhelmed.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seem. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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