seemed; seeming; seems
1
: to appear to the observation or understanding
2
: to give the impression of being
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cappiello talked with us about Monte Rio Cellars and explained his seeming about-face on natural wine.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
Now the installation draws you in, and after lingering a while the scent begins to seem like a disagreeable odor that sooner or later pushes you out.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The producer seems to have chosen as his matrix the 1988 John Judis biography of Buckley, Patron Saint of the Conservatives.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
Albert drew a sharp rebuke from within her own team for social-media posts that seemed to support anti-LGBTQ sentiment.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Tornado season in Ohio typically runs from April through June, but the fiercest storms always seem to arrive here in early April.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The case seems unsolvable, but a special team of detectives follow the path to the truth.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
For instance, eight of the bear hybrids were found to be the children of a particular female polar bear with a seeming proclivity for male grizzlies.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
For many Americans, who felt on a similar, actual night, that the world seemed on the precipice of change, the lessons would take much longer to learn.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
Now the installation draws you in, and after lingering a while the scent begins to seem like a disagreeable odor that sooner or later pushes you out.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The producer seems to have chosen as his matrix the 1988 John Judis biography of Buckley, Patron Saint of the Conservatives.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
Albert drew a sharp rebuke from within her own team for social-media posts that seemed to support anti-LGBTQ sentiment.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Tornado season in Ohio typically runs from April through June, but the fiercest storms always seem to arrive here in early April.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The case seems unsolvable, but a special team of detectives follow the path to the truth.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
For instance, eight of the bear hybrids were found to be the children of a particular female polar bear with a seeming proclivity for male grizzlies.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
For many Americans, who felt on a similar, actual night, that the world seemed on the precipice of change, the lessons would take much longer to learn.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seem. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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