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In court papers, state prison officials indicated their prospects for buying the drugs started to change as soon as it seemly likely lawmakers would pass the shield law.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

Richard Hofstadter rooted mid-20th century conspiracism in the feeling of being dispossessed, a feeling seemly confirmed by the outcome of public decisions upon which the "paranoid" could exert little to no influence.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2021

She adds in the series that she “didn’t feel it was seemly to get into a public fight with him.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2021

After the first stillness, there was a wave of anxious self-interest, a predictable and not always seemly scrabble for resources as parents and children put in the huge work of setting up online.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020

"No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord Robh come to pay homage to the king himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

If Bobby Knight had played a little more at Ohio State 25 years ago, college basketball might be a little seemlier today.

From Time Magazine Archive

Being just a poster boy, after all, is so much seemlier.

From Time Magazine Archive

But one of the company said, "Indeed, the daughter of King Such-an-one is seemlier than he."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Of two such blessings, why forget The cheaper and the seemlier one?

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

Courtesy sets on kings a goldener crown That sits upon them seemlier.

From Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

"Why, if our wives chose to believe this lady, she would embroil the seemliest household in the company."

From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George

Of daughters, had he six: Derbriu, Ethne and Ele, Clothru, Mugain and Medb, myself, that was the noblest and seemliest of them.

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph

And when Sir Launcelot was so arrayed like a knight, he was the seemliest man in all the court, and none so well made.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

He already had the seemliest wife in the village.

From Roads of Destiny by Henry, O.

Sir Le Beau Disconus rode to his lodging, and bade maid Elene put on her seemliest robes.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by Patten, William