How to Use seem in a Sentence

seem

verb
Definition of seemnext
Synonyms for seemnext
  • What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
  • I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed.
  • Like many things in My New Friends, this seems like a stretch.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The chances of one of them opening the season on the two-deep at Sam or Jack linebacker seem high.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Your friend seems not to have noticed the change in attitudes.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 10 July 2023
  • Gray clouds frequently filled the skies, and at many hours, the sun seemed subdued by them.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But what may have seemed like a low-stakes partnership sparked a firestorm.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • The sorrow and beauty in it seemed too sharp to have come from a grief that wasn’t personal.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Satellite imagery showed that nearly two-thirds of the lake seems to have been drained.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Movie stars showed up on the sidelines at practice, and Carroll seemed to fit in among them.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Kate Holstein At first, the path seems easy: almost a Sunday stroll rather than a hike.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
  • The story seemed like one Alex Morgan might tell around a campfire.
    — Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • All seems to be off to a good start when the pair reunite in a tearful, airport greeting.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The case seems unsolvable, but a special team of detectives follow the path to the truth.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The addition of llamas seems all to fitting for the always-quirky PDX.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • That might have seemed enough to commend a mid-December day.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Through my seven-year-old eyes, the mansion seemed massive: four feet tall at least.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Yet, in 2024, Biden still seems to want to present himself as the climate president.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Browns players, on Monday night, still seemed shell shocked.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The rallying cry in Washington always seems to be the same: Send in the arsonists to put out the fire.
    — Stephen Moore, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Retelling the story of this wily chocolatier might seem a daunting task.
    — Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Taking better care of the ball, KU played a strong third quarter and a potential comeback seemed to be in the works.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Francis has at times seemed to open the door to retirement, only to later shut it.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • World Champion Noah Lyles also seems to be content with his win at the event.
    — Paras Jan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Because the Sanders amendment seems like a less serious step.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 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
  • That seems to be turning the momentum around for stocks like Bank of America.
    — WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Both the band and its music seemed lifeless without stacked heels and kabuki color schemes.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Despite your good intentions, your best doesnt seem good enough!
    — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The five bad-mouthed birds seemed to be egging each other on, prompting staffers to separate them and send each one to a different area of the zoo.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024

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