semblance
Example Sentences
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All represent some semblance of taste, an attribute that’s scampered up the ranks of desirability in the AI era.
“The company is trying to erase any semblance of the way that it used to be,” the worker said.
From Los Angeles Times
Though he’s a master manipulator, Gustav always has to compromise to get a semblance of what he wants.
From Los Angeles Times
When I asked the Vermont Independent what could be done to return to some semblance of normalcy, he seemed testy, waved his hands and said, “We’re doing the best we can.”
From Salon
But the script relies on too much plot to keep it moving forward and the dialogue lacks nuance, inference or any semblance of how people actually speak.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.