Sentence examples for attempt to seem from inspiring English sources

The American's attempt to seem sophisticated is thus taken by the waiter as a mark of irredeemable American gaucherie.

It also suggests why it would be unfair to dismiss the views of church leaders as a merely superficial attempt to seem 'with it'.

In his attempt to seem serious, he appeared frivolous, and that moment has shaped the way that many have viewed him ever since.

But his attempt to seem like he cared about Nascar at the Daytona Speedway—"I have some great friends who are Nascar team owners" —was just a disaster.

Gordon Brown was wearing purple, though, which may have been an attempt to seem Blairite or just to divert attention from how tired he looked.

For his part, Mr. Lazio said his divergent opinions should not be seen either as waffling or as an attempt to seem all things to all people.

Saying the same thing every night while attempting to seem sincere had made me feel like a sociopath.

In fact, Judge Frost noted, in Ohio's endless attempts to seem like it's fixing errors and inconsistencies, sometimes "state agents lie to the courts".

To win, Mr Kerry needs more white male voters than the meagre 36% Al Gore won last time; hence his sterling attempts to seem macho.

And he needs to remind voters that despite Mr. Romney's recent attempts to seem moderate, the Romney/Ryan ticket is severely conservative.

How do we know that we're encountering real happiness and not someone who is attempting to seem happier than he or she actually is?