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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

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

GS But after he was no longer here, it didn’t seem... seemly.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2019

The old librarian expressed this wish more often than was seemly, undaunted that the answer was always no.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew

But perhaps Saladyne's eye is levelled upon a more seemlier saint.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

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 Lang, Andrew

He already had the seemliest wife in the village.

From Roads of Destiny by Henry, O.

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 Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

"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

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