have semblance

Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words

to possess an outward appearance of something

semblanceVERB + semblance

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have

Examples (10)

  • The chaotic meeting began to have some semblance of order.
  • Despite the tragedy, they tried to have a semblance of normal life.
  • After hours of work, the project started to have a semblance of completion.
  • The new manager struggled to have any semblance of control over the team.
  • It was hard to have a semblance of peace in the noisy city.
  • Does this argument even have a semblance of logic?
  • She tried to have a semblance of a smile, but her eyes betrayed her sadness.
  • The ruins still have a semblance of their former grandeur.
  • Even in despair, one must try to have some semblance of hope.
  • The painting began to have a semblance of reality as he added details.