vague semblance
Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words
an unclear or indistinct resemblance
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Examples (10)
- Brad had his emotions under a vague semblance of control.
- The old photograph offered only a vague semblance of her former beauty.
- After the disaster, they struggled to maintain a vague semblance of normalcy.
- His apology had only a vague semblance of sincerity.
- The new rules provided a vague semblance of order, but chaos still reigned.
- She tried to put on a brave face, but it was just a vague semblance of confidence.
- The painting had a vague semblance to a landscape, but it was mostly abstract.
- Without clear leadership, the team had only a vague semblance of direction.
- He offered a vague semblance of an explanation, which satisfied no one.
- The ruined building still held a vague semblance of its past grandeur.