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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

"Whether it's technically extortion, whether it is some other misconduct, nothing about this is seemly for a former president," she said.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2022

We don’t need to add distance to make our enthusiasm more seemly or to drench ourselves in irony lest anyone think we actually care about all this rigmarole.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2017

Ford's ability to seemly stop time in the park without effort also fascinates me.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2016

Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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

“Nay, take him alive: a seemlier knight never backed steed!” cried the gallant Americans.

From Essays in Little by Andrew Lang

Yea and for thyself it is seemlier far to go thus than on foot, for the places where we must wash are a great way off the town.'

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Andrew Lang

He swiftly meditated flight, thinking to return for a seemlier demonstration.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson

He already had the seemliest wife in the village.

From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry

"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 George Saintsbury

And he began to speak with the Queen, and he thought from her speech, that she was the seemliest, and most noble lady of converse and of cheer that ever was. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards

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

From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by William Patten

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 Joseph Dunn