How to Use seeming in a Sentence

seeming

1 of 2 noun
  • By the end of the video, each man reaches the top of a ledge and jumps off to their seeming demise.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2022
  • But the mayor ought to answer why, in light of this seeming betrayal, businesses still should feel confident discussing sensitive matters with him.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • The same cannot be said of recent viewers, more and more of whom read the playing-off of those who win lesser-seeming awards earlier in the evening as acts of institutional disrespect.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And are some Heat fans still upset with the way James left Miami in ‘14 after a seeming falling out with Pat Riley?
    — Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Two lovely dinner options here are the temporary fondue chalet, which, like all the wintertime pop-up fondue restaurants in Switzerland, is remarkably solid and permanent seeming.
    — AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, with ample contracts to put in play and the seeming need for a shakeup amid a recent 7-9 run that has Erik Spoelstra’s team trending toward a fourth consecutive trip to the play-in round — silence.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The hiatus makes The Rip the kind of nostalgia-inducing star vehicle that should pique viewers’ curiosity—which is why its seeming disinterest in the leads’ personal connection is so bizarre.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Michael Bluth is exceptional because of the wealth his family used to enjoy, but also because of his seeming—and, to be fair, intermittently absent—levelheadedness despite the bubble in which the rest of his family still stubbornly, tenuously lives.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

seeming

2 of 2 adjective
  • I was fooled by the seeming simplicity of the instructions.
  • Parents discussed the teacher's seeming lack of interest in the students.
  • And the seeming lack of action is puzzling, to say the least.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 July 2021
  • Here are some of the best tweets about the seeming lack of safety precautions.
    — oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2021
  • But his seeming call to overturn the election sounds a lot like their warning.
    — Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 1 June 2021
  • Another room waits for us all of course, and only there is there no more seeming.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Hopper caught that the seeming sadness of city life is also part of its gaiety.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Both versions satirize a seeming city of gold that turns out to be anything but that.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Why had there been a seeming rush to embalm the body, without an autopsy?
    — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The seeming lack of consciousness is a point of contention about what happened that night.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The seeming indifference from the people on the beach stayed with her.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • Many pro-Trump voices seem to have taken the bait with a seeming lack of self-awareness.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But, over the decades, this seeming weakness would prove to be Jump’s advantage.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The dropout issues have vexed Ryzen customers for months, with no seeming rhyme or reason for the cause.
    — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The difference is that for Butler, there has been a seeming ease of offense.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2022
  • From here, trees and water stretched out into a seeming infinity of greens and blues.
    — Marc Berman august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • If truth be told, Markus is equally shattered by the seeming randomness of the tragedy.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • His seeming sacrifice—one of several tear-your-hair-out twists—reads as a holy act of forgiveness.
    — The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Like the city’s many seeming contradictions, they are meant to coexist.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Pink’s fans were quick to comment on the seeming connection with the singer’s stage name and signature hair color.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Of the seeming lack of Hollywood attention this year?
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
  • And a seeming shift in law enforcement strategy that puts more focus on dark web vendors than the sites themselves.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Perhaps the only positive thing that came from the pandemic was a seeming pause of mass shootings.
    — Sarah Krueger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2021
  • Now, a seeming contradiction—funding for e-commerce startups is at a low.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The seeming randomness of the strikes intensifies the feeling among some that survival might come down to sheer luck.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 21 July 2022
  • Others may just be uncomfortable with the seeming speed at which the vaccines were developed.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
  • The seeming spontaneity on the field is intended to create moments.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022
  • We’re simply left alone with an addict and his feelings—or, occasionally, his seeming lack of them.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • South Korea and Japan diverged from the seeming regional trend.
    — Washington Post, 23 June 2021
  • The lack of resources can be compounded by the seeming complexity of certain tools or a lack of training.
    — Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes, 7 June 2021

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