1.   Her sharp words seemed to jolt him out of his depression.

2.   His words seemed to have a calming effect on the crowd.

3.   Then her words seemed to hit home.

4.   Unfortunately, the words seemed to be taunting, or piling on.

5.   Her words seemed to break a spell.

6.   His smile disappeared and his next words seemed to be fired at her.

7.   Words in category seem to be confined to black speakers, though this remains at this stage an untested observation.

8.   These are based most soundly on the vocative item sir, for that is what that word seems to mean.

9.   In practice, the word seems to be used mostly to refer to animal sonar.

10.   Long words may seem attractive because they give an impression of formality.