seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
have seemed
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present perfectof seem.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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Moderna’s breakthrough highlights a broader transformation, as AI accelerates the clinical development of therapies at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable a few years ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
What surprised me most in the reporting: how openly some foreign-policy experts now use words like “vassalage” to describe Russia’s trajectory—language that would have seemed extreme just a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Finally, after what have seemed like countless false starts, a deal has been agreed by the US and Iran.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
She would have seemed to me like a great person for that kind of role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Thus G. E. Moore thought it was common sense to believe in an external reality, but not in a creator God or a life after death, while these beliefs have seemed commonsensical to many people.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
