Sentence examples for had only seemed from inspiring English sources

The steady movement toward a war in Iraq had only seemed to escalate the risk of another terrorist attack.

Raikkonen, who had at one stage looked likely to achieve pole here, was disappointed that Ferrari had only seemed strong on the supersoft tyre the day before.

The Senate race — the third since 2010 — had only seemed to highlight a sense of voter fatigue, with vast segments of the public undecided and analysts predicting a low voter turnout in the Senate primaries on April 30.

But Kerouac's hold on the public imagination has only seemed to grow in my lifetime.

In recent days, though, such rumors have only seemed to mushroom.

It has only seemed like an eternity, but Piazza has had an even worse slump to start the season.

George W. Bush, since leaving office, has only seemed smaller and quieter, with occasional jokes and peeps, seeking an amused tolerance that he has never really earned.

The crowds have only seemed to grow since the first post-election rallies, particularly since the day last week when a government-organized rally broke ranks to join them.

I enjoyed "Fast Time and the Aging Mind," by Richard A. Friedman (Sunday Review, July 21), and it instantly motivated me to learn something new (although at 64, "instantly" might have only seemed, in retrospect, to take place quickly).

Not only did it play the housing game to the fullest, but its quandary has been exacerbated by the global financial vortex that has only seemed to gather speed.

So while time has eventually caught up to Wambach, as it does with all athletes, the question is what Wambach will do with her soccer mind, which has only seemed to get sharper the longer she has played?