semblance

Example Sentences

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"The best-case scenario is to end this conflict as quickly as possible and restore some semblance of stability."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“If you strike some semblance of success, it’s easy to say, ‘I’ll just keep iterating on this until I die, because it could never happen again,’” said Hamilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Who doesn’t yearn to clean up their mistakes and find some semblance of happiness, even when contentment seems so far out of reach?

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“The company is trying to erase any semblance of the way that it used to be,” the worker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I tap my feet in a semblance of what’s happening below.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz