deem
verb (used without object)
have deemed
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present perfectof deem.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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A writer, activist, organizer, prodigious intellect and a lifelong crusader for racial equality, Du Bois might have deemed his own life a failure, especially if he’d lived another 60 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Historically, FDA approval has signaled to consumers that companies have done their due diligence in testing the drug, and that authorities have deemed it reasonably safe and effective.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
On Monday Iran's top police officer issued an ultimatum to protesters who joined what authorities have deemed "riots", saying they must hand themselves in within three days or face the full force of the law.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
In Caerphilly, amid proposed cuts to school transport services that could come in next year, independent inspectors have deemed a walking route to a school to be "unsafe".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Cooler and fresher at the moment the gale seemed to visit my brow: I could have deemed that in some wild, lone scene, I and Jane were meeting.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
