Sentence examples for seem to do from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

athletes seem to do

association seems to do

cannot seem to do

believe to do

be to do

"seem to do" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to denote an action that appears to be taking place but not necessarily has been completed. For example, "The clouds seem to be rolling away."

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You seem to do it well.

The Economist

It did not seem to do much.

The Economist

They seem to do everything right.

The New York Times - Sports

Men's magazines don't seem to do this.

The New York Times

We just can't seem to do it".

The New York Times

It didn't seem to do much good.

The Washington Post

That didn't seem to do much either.

Harvard Business Review

"We couldn't seem to do anything right".

The New York Times - Sports

They just couldn't seem to do that".

The New York Times - Sports

"They just all seem to do it.

The Guardian

You don't seem to do offensive comedy.

The Guardian

More suggestions(18)

find to do

pretend to do

tend to do

understand to do

assume to do

consider to do

think to do

seem to hesitate

look to do

suspect to do

suggest to do

feel to do

deem to do

seem to exist

seem to confirm

seem to need

seem to care

seem to succeed

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