How to Use semblance in a Sentence

semblance

noun
  • By the end of the reshuffling, the deck will have no semblance of order.
    Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The hemline of the frock looked like a semblance of florals.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 May 2024
  • Even the Greatest Show on Turf version of the Rams had a semblance of a defense.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The only semblance of a plan the girls come up with is for Kelsey to act so boring that the show will cut her loose.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 May 2021
  • This could be their last chance to get some semblance of justice.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN, 2 May 2022
  • The franchise has felt some semblance of this type of pride before.
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • As soon as the war started, any semblance of our normal lives was gone.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The pathos, tied to the loss of a parent or a loved one, gives the material some semblance of feeling.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • This was supposed to be the year that Artscape returned to a semblance of normalcy.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Coming back on a winning streak could be the morale boost this team needs to return to some semblance of rhythm.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Like the rest of the country, Mogadishu felt the collapse of any semblance of governance in the early 1990s.
    Amanda Sperber, Vogue, 20 May 2021
  • Writing was the only way for Kelly to feel any semblance of joy.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023
  • Chauvin cuffed and walked out of court, a semblance of justice for those who never saw it.
    Time, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Watch whether the Cowboys can get any semblance of a running game going.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Apparently, that still couldn’t give them any semblance of a boost against the Hawks.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
  • This was a glad return to a semblance of SummerFests past.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
  • If Cincinnati musters a semblance of a run game, and Burrow can get rid of the ball quickly and five-and-dime his way down the field, then there’s a chance.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2022
  • There was even some semblance of hope for UConn’s struggling offense.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 18 Sep. 2021
  • But a number of delays, including a plane change, stymied the hopes of getting the team some semblance of a good night’s sleep.
    oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The odds that someone would use their horn as a means to aid others and not due to a semblance of self-greed would seem like a stretch in today’s world.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Uwe Gottschlich, 51, is one of those who is taking tests to return to a semblance of normalcy.
    New York Times, 9 June 2021
  • Soon enough, any semblance of control would slip through their fingers.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • In the short term, opponents of the far-right are claiming at least some semblance of victory.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 July 2024
  • The kids have just started to get acclimated to their new school, make friends and live a semblance of a normal life.
    Farah Yousry, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
  • After all, most places on Earth get some semblance of sunlight, right?
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 June 2022
  • Coleman is fine in the role, giving a semblance of an actual person against the odds.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Maye threw a touchdown to K.J. Osborn to give Patriots fans a semblance of hope.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Still, there is some semblance of peace in knowing my father is finally free.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Taliban sympathizers have stolen any semblance of a normal life from her.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024

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