Sentence examples for semblance of assurance from inspiring English sources

The subject at heart suddenly seems to be the quest for certainty itself--or at least some semblance of assurance that the corpse fleetingly shown deposited at sea is indeed that of Osama bin Laden.

Without legislative protections the court is the last place for New Yorkers to gain some semblance of assurance that their home is not just some placeholder ripe for plucking when the state thinks some "benefit" may accrue from its seizure.

Some offered messages of assurance.  .

The message of assurance was premature.

Iraqi and American officials have made assurances throughout that Mr. Maliki's current government continues to function, that the security forces have a semblance of control over the violence ravaging the country.

Over time, a semblance of normalcy returned.

A semblance of normal life has returned.

Some semblance of spring had momentarily arrived.

A semblance of political comedy.

From begging for some semblance of justice?

"I want a semblance of the truth.