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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There seems to have been some confusion about the severity of the misdemeanor to which Brown ultimately pleaded no contest.
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Cousins has always seemed vaguely out of sync with the image of the modern quarterback.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
What this means in practice is that NPR never really has to answer foundational questions about what stories or voices are ‘essential’ to American culture because the answers seem self-evident to most of its listeners.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Cousins has always seemed vaguely out of sync with the image of the modern quarterback.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
What this means in practice is that NPR never really has to answer foundational questions about what stories or voices are ‘essential’ to American culture because the answers seem self-evident to most of its listeners.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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