seeming
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- seemingly adverb
- seemingness noun
Etymology
Origin of seeming
Example Sentences
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The found that a brand could risk seeming like a bully if it appropriated a comment from someone who seems vulnerable, like an elderly person.
He had a larger-than-life presence, seeming to be a character himself, so I asked for his favorite current watch.
From Los Angeles Times
A New-York Tribune editorial expressed his confidence, “these singular sounds and seeming manifestations are not produced by Mrs. Fox and her daughters, nor by any human being connected with them.”
From Literature
Katherine had said, sweeping her arms out in dramatic gestures, seeming to indicating a family so broad it could be the whole world.
From Literature
It’s always difficult to make a series or film that explores the pressures of fame and media-fed public interest without seeming hypocritical.
From Los Angeles Times
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