Synonyms

1. likeness

Sentence Examples

1. Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
2. But you must not suppose, because Marcela chose a life of such liberty and independence, and of so little or rather no retirement, that she has given any occasion, or even the semblance of one, for disparagement of her purity and modesty on the contrary, such and so great is the vigilance with which she watches over her honour, that of all those that court and woo her not one has boasted, or can with truth boast, that she has given him any hope however small of obtaining his desire.
3. His nose was prodigiously long, crooked, and inflammatory his eyes full, brilliant, and acute his chin and cheeks, although wrinkled with age, were broad, puffy, and double but of ears of any kind or character there was not a semblance to be discovered upon any portion of his head.
4. Ruby, her daughter, held tenaciously onto the teddy bear, the last semblance of a childhood that had been ripped from her.
5. My potting shed, despite allowing me to follow my bliss, lacks any semblance of a decent bathroom, including a tub.
6. The hour, the summer season, the solitary place, the voice and skill of the singer, all contributed to the wonder and delight of the two listeners, who remained still waiting to hear something more finding, however, that the silence continued some little time, they resolved to go in search of the musician who sang with so fine a voice but just as they were about to do so they were checked by the same voice, which once more fell upon their ears, singing this SONNET When heavenward, holy Friendship, thou didst go Soaring to seek thy home beyond the sky, And take thy seat among the saints on high, It was thy will to leave on earth below Thy semblance, and upon it to bestow Thy veil, wherewith at times hypocrisy, Parading in thy shape, deceives the eye, And makes its vileness bright as virtue show.
7. This same mode of proceeding I shall have to adopt with thee, for the desire which has sprung up in thee is so absurd and remote from everything that has a semblance of reason, that I feel it would be a waste of time to employ it in reasoning with thy simplicity, for at present I will call it by no other name and I am even tempted to leave thee in thy folly as a punishment for thy pernicious desire but the friendship I bear thee, which will not allow me to desert thee in such manifest danger of destruction, keeps me from dealing so harshly by thee.
8. I closed the window, and the semblance of the whole nail was again perfect.
9. It was the first time Kila had seen her show any semblance of warmth, and it took him aback.
10. I attempt one long breath and exhale, feeling some semblance of tension remove when suddenly, that familiar buzz arrives.