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
• 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
• Writing was the only way for Kelly to feel any semblance of joy.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Garofalo said the ruling gave her some semblance of peace.
  — Anna Perczak, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2022
• The good news is that any semblance of effort will probably go a long way for Phoenix against Boston.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
• At the end of the day, it’s all about protecting the almighty dollar with the slight semblance of solidarity.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2022
• As does any semblance of peace within the Cardin family.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
• From the taps, only salt water Even as the bombs fall, a semblance of normal life is evident on the streets of Mykolaiv.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
• The three biggest gangs that made the country one of the most violent places on earth appear to have lost any semblance of power.
  — Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Lindor showing some semblance of the guy Cohen chose to begin his cash spree.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022
• Still, the sports refugees of Corvallis, Oregon, and Pullman, Washington, were pleased just to have the semblance of a league in which to operate.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
• The salts seep deep into your pores, enter your bloodstream, and remove any semblance of unhappiness.
  — Aleichia Celestina Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024