seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
has seemed
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present perfectof seem (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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So far, little has seemed to faze the stock market, which has traded near record highs all year even as war raged in the Middle East and inflation inched higher stateside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Clark, an inveterate trash-talker and hyper-competitive athlete, has seemed completely uninterested in courting controversy away from the hardwood.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
For most of his career, Huang has seemed constitutionally incapable of standing still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Amid a historic surge in chip stocks and a continued malaise in software, the equities market has seemed to totally forget the Mag Seven, Empower’s Chief Investment Strategist Marta Norton told Barron’s this week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Of all the institutions in their lives, only the Catholic Church has seemed aware of the fact that my mother and father are thinkers—persons aware of the experience of their lives.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
