Sentence examples for as not to seem from inspiring English sources

The phrase "as not to seem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a purpose or intention to avoid giving a particular impression or appearance.
Example: "She spoke softly as not to seem rude during the meeting."
Alternatives: "to avoid appearing" or "so as not to appear".

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He phoned Zora four days later, so as not to seem pathetically eager.

We go along with it, so as not to seem uncool, daddyo.

Ms. Burnham said, "I separated for a while so as not to seem too interested".

The speech carefully placed the section on migration midway through the text, so as not to seem too provocative.

He will slog to the end of even a turgid, minor work by a beloved author, so as not to seem ungrateful.

While Mísia was acquainted with Rodrigues, she maintained a respectful distance from her so as not to seem to curry favor.

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Try not to seem as if you are praising them.

Both the galleries, and the High Line, are currently so impossibly beautiful as to seem not quite real.

Walk with your head up high, but not too high as to seem obnoxious.

And it adds yet another page to the nation's long and halting racial narrative, which as often as not seems to leaven progress with pain.

So, gently so as to not seem confrontational, tell the seller's agent to "get a C.L.U.E".

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