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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JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Fanning flatlines when left to be a solo show as Bertino whacks her around like a pinball, hitting big, loud scares that seem to keep resetting.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Perhaps more important to Max’s success is the fact that Russia seems committed to enforcing its use.
—Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Building or expanding power plants to generate that much electricity on Altman’s timetable indeed seems almost inconceivable.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seem
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seem. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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