vraisemblance

Example Sentences

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Well, that image walked quietly upon the stage, so perfect in make-up that you longed for some error to break the terrible vraisemblance.

From Castilian Days by Hay, John

And, much as it may lack vraisemblance, either of those suppositions is of course within the bounds of possibility.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

Everything that happens in an imaginary realm—in the realm of Ruritania, for illustration—has an air of possibility, at least a shadowy vraisemblance.

From Ponkapog Papers by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

The accessories are few, but of supreme importance; and it is inconceivable that a keenly intelligent actress like Mrs. Fiske should sacrifice vraisemblance to a meaningless refinement.

From Americans and Others by Repplier, Agnes

The story is full of that indescribable half-naturalness, that effortless vraisemblance, which is so commonly a charm of German writers, and so seldom paralleled in English.

From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Miller, Joaquin