Sentence examples for a semblance of something from inspiring English sources

Appearance always hints at a semblance of something incomplete or not yet fully realised.

The process directly conflicts with South African law, which states that every child rape case has to be followed up, but when there's absolutely no one there to do that, I suppose vigilantism is the ony way to get any semblance of something like justice served.     .

I'm looking for a semblance of exercise, not the real thing — something to assuage the guilt.

5.58pm BST Robson 0-1 Li Na* (*Denotes server) One set all: 6-4, 6-7, 0-1 Righthenen: one set all, Li Na coming back into something like a semblance of form.

Had "Babymother" evoked even a semblance of social realism, it might have amounted to something more than a candy-colored, beat-driven show-business fantasy.

For me, it's generally the case that an idea for a cartoon springs from a tiny germ that I keep adding to until it builds into something that slowly begins to make a semblance of sense.

Tracks like "Survival" and "Shame" do crackle into a semblance of a beat, but largely the attention here has gone into something far more sprawling.

AJDABIYA, Libya — Something new has appeared at the Libyan front: a semblance of order among rebel forces.

The day, in fact, began muggy, with a semblance of cloud cover and a slightly clammy pitch so there might have been something there for the skilled performer.

Over time, a semblance of normalcy returned.

A semblance of normal life has returned.