Sentence examples for passing semblance from inspiring English sources
"passing semblance" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to describe something that only appears to have a certain quality or characteristic, but in reality does not possess it strongly or permanently. Here is an example: Despite her passing semblance of confidence, Sarah was secretly nervous about giving her presentation in front of a large group of people.
I counted my blessings: an afternoon amid a passing semblance of peace.
For almost fifteen years, his life took on a passing semblance of the one he once enjoyed.
If this group of protesters at UCLA on Friday is a microcosm of town hall protesters in the rest of the country, it is clear that party lines are not likely to budge from the Right and Democrats have no choice but to go it alone if they will pass a semblance of HR 3200 that includes a public option.
As a result of inadequate preparation for self-rule, the first five years of independence in the Congo passed with no semblance of a stable government.
Months passed and a semblance of normal life returned but it was short lived.
I saw a young Adélie struggle through three-foot waves and then, as it cleared the surf, scramble onto a passing ice floe in a desperate attempt to find some semblance of terra firma.
Yet I did know his 2001 album Grinning Cat. On finally connecting the dots, and placing Yokota's name to an album I had previously pored over, I was given a semblance at least, of the loss in his passing.
Nearly everyone passing through the school gates seemed relieved to return to a semblance of normality.
But this too passes, and he resumes some semblance of normal life.
For a moment, the mountains of Megève — a hint of the Alps — loomed over a room full of cheese eaters, and a semblance of logic passed through the place like a breeze.
Those on the field gamely tried to play with a semblance of strategy, but passes sporadically skipped and skidded on the slick snow when they did not stop dead in the places where miniature drifts had formed.
