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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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
No one seemed as impressed as Altman did.
—Vauhini Vara, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Those statements seemed to fall flat after the House Oversight Committee earlier this year opened an investigation and began requesting files from the late financier’s estate.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The first dimension points to the market economy, and here retailers seem to be the driving force.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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