Sirius, however, who as it happened had never observed another canine pair copulating, seemed permanently at a loss.

His belly seemed permanently filled with lead these days, a sign that Antony could no longer ignore for what it was: the knowledge of defeat.

Mr. Allen was unable to raise the necessary $325,000, however, and the project seemed permanently on hold.

A red fez seemed permanently in place on his balding pate.

He seemed permanently on the verge of tears.

The effect is particularly awkward because a gap under the lid makes the trunk seem permanently ajar.

Poor day care doesn't seem permanently to harm kids whose lives are otherwise in OK shape.

He was nice enough, but always stank of the tobacco that seemed permanently lodged in his upper lip.

The story doesn't note one quarter in which upper lip layering seems permanently out of fashion: presidential candidates.