Seemingly

Examples

• I was like the Arabian who had been buried with the dead, and found a passage to life aided only by one glimmering, and seemingly ineffectual light. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The evening came, and Eustacia was still seemingly unconscious of the anniversary. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed down stairs. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• In spite of his seemingly retiring manners a very intrusive person, this Secretary and lodger, in Miss Bella's opinion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I daren't--I don't think--it would be right--to be alone--with you, sir, Becky said, seemingly in great agitation. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• There's a hole in thy poor bellows nowadays seemingly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Mr. Woodhouse at last was off; but Mr. Knightley, instead of being immediately off likewise, sat down again, seemingly inclined for more chat. Jane Austen. Emma.
• When Woola had finished his meal I again took up my weary and seemingly endless wandering in quest of the elusive waterway. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Guerillas and raiders, seemingly emboldened by Forrest's operations, were also very active in Kentucky. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Deduct this from the seemingly great profits of his capital, and little more will remain, perhaps, than the ordinary profits of stock. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• When he HAD given it up she turned contrary just the other way, and came to him of her own accord, without rhyme or reason seemingly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Nor does he need to check his speed to catch these seemingly faint records of the fleeing beast. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• This is not a time for a lady, however highly connected, to be totally inaudible, and seemingly swallowing marbles. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• She has a cannibal taste for such churchyard furniture seemingly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• At the same time a man, who had seemingly been standing with the woman in the porch, came forward from the house till he was face to face with Venn. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• One of the most important and yet seemingly simple parts of an electric iron is the switch plug which connects the electric light socket with the iron. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As she walked along, seemingly incommoded by the burden, a young man met her, whose countenance expressed a deeper despondence. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Capes and other yellow diamonds are usually perfect, something in the color of these stones seemingly being of a nature which helps clear and perfect crystallization. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I have often seen my mother try it, and it seemingly refreshed her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Later on the same morning, when she woke, the lady took a sudden turn, and got seemingly a great deal better. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He examined it carefully and was surprised to find that it had seemingly kept in perfect condition, the only trouble being that the water had gotten into his pan and his meat was all wet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She had forgotten her anger, her jealousy, the very presence of her rival seemingly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The disc of the full moon, however highly magnified, presents, as is well-known, the appearance of a flat surface, with the lights and shadows marked seemingly on a plane. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• She came solitarily down the gravel walka Miss Martin just appearing at the door, and parting with her seemingly with ceremonious civility. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I saw him, while I was detained by the loosening of a girth, struggling with the upward path, seemingly more difficult than any we had yet passed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

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