a1629 F. Hubert (1631) sig. D8v Th'amazed lookes of her sad-seeming face.
a1634 W. Austin (1635) 131 So all is Joy againe; till this Sad-seeming Tydings come.
1854 W. G. Simms ix. 138 It was, indeed, a solitary and sad-seeming region.
1967 4 Nov. 10 Shand was a shy, sad-seeming, gentle man of handsome presence.
2006 (Nexis) 20 Mar. He has fine features and large, sad-seeming eyes and a melancholic expression.