semblance
noun
sem·blance
ˈsem-blən(t)s 
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a
: a phantasmal form : apparition
4
: actual or apparent resemblance
her story bears some semblance to the truth
Examples of semblance in a Sentence
tried to project some semblance of confidence even though public speaking terrified her
a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty
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Anyone with even a basic understanding of the movie industry of the 1930s, let alone a Hollywood mogul, would know the difficulty of adapting it to the screen with any semblance of fidelity.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Anyone with even a basic understanding of the movie industry of the 1930s, let alone a Hollywood mogul, would know the difficulty of adapting it to the screen with any semblance of fidelity.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
There is a domestic audience to whom the Iranian leadership wants to convey a semblance of stability and a semblance of strength.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Without Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana can’t seem to create any semblance of an offense right now.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
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“Semblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semblance. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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