seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
were seeming
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past progressiveof seem.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“So, the mouth was getting dry and the little putts were seeming a little bit longer.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
As it turned out, the concern of the inspectors sent by U.S. headquarters that high-ranking German prisoners of war were seeming to enjoy the luxury of a spa hotel was not unfounded.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2021
Despite all that, there were seeming reasons to resist Adès’ program with the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2017
Whether made welcome to this unlimited hospitality, or not, he comports himself as though he were; seeming noways backward in the reception of it; instead as if demanding it.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
Wonderful eyes they were, seeming to gaze straight into the youthful eyes that stared back affectionately or curiously as the case might be.
From Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm by Alice B. Emerson
