Drink and drugs: they give a semblance of dreaming, don't they?

Saying he wanted to be an actor gave the longings a semblance of more fun than they really had.

Throughout his long stay he never gave a semblance of a chance.

Whatever it may be, it has given a semblance of life to what should not have one.

It was dark enough now for the moon reflecting from the walls to give a semblance of light.

A wight is given a semblance of life through sheer violence and hatred.

It gave a deceptive semblance of life to her face.

The wind stirred it now, giving it a false semblance of life.

He hadn't dared close the door all the way, but he'd pushed it closed far enough to give a semblance of privacy with the Angel.

With money, you can give a semblance of vitality.