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166 examples of Semblance in a sentence
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: I try to convey a
semblance
of truth in my writing to produce for these shadows of the imagination a willing suspension of disbelief that, for a moment, constitutes poetic faith.
By the time we get there, every place with a rough
semblance
of governance might actually be on their way.
PM: And what were the first signs that recovery was not only going to be possible but you were going to have some
semblance
of the life that you and Gabby had planned?
It's what Coleridge called the willing suspension of disbelief or poetic faith, for those moments where a story, no matter how strange, has some
semblance
of the truth, and then you're able to believe it.
The movie is called "These Birds Walk," and it is about wayward street kids who are struggling to find some
semblance
of family.
In our liberal democracies, we have a
semblance
of democracy.
So it's no wonder really that patients like Robin, who I just told you about, who I met in that clinic, turn to medical marijuana to try to claw back some
semblance
of control.
They constantly sought to recreate some
semblance
of life outside the camps, but the reality of their situation was unavoidable.
The movie is basically Con Air meets Aliens done with the
semblance
of your average film school production.
Absolutely typical of the genre - poorly filmed and acted, no
semblance
of a script beyond the worst kind of double-entendre, and very vague hints of 'naughtiness'.
Though tempted to turn it off, we watched it to the bitter end, hoping to see some
semblance
of redeeming value.
Why cast an actor who bears no
semblance
of the man he's portraying?
However, this would give too little credit to the director and writers, who make no effort whatsoever to maintain a coherent plot, continuity, any
semblance
of era-accurate continuity.
It also may have helped to have some
semblance
of a story, a point, a message, a commentary, anything.
I have never read the Richard Matheson novella "Button, Button" from which the film is based, but considering what I saw in this "adaptation", there couldn't have been much
semblance
to such a legendary author's work.
The cinematography appears right out of basic cable MOW land which removes any
semblance
of swampy, murky atmosphere from the proceedings.
The somewhat dreary story is helped greatly by the two main actors and there's a
semblance
of a character study going on here but the film goes downhill fast when Carrie Snodgress' character buys a monkey.
Does not for a moment evoke even the
semblance
of the idea of an epic battle.
The plot developed so many twists in such a short amount of time that it seemed to lose any
semblance
of what the true storyline was.
I think that this is a movie that parents who want to maintain some
semblance
of the thought that loams within the hearts and minds of youngsters should watch with their children and discuss what the movie is saying.
Ensconced in all the many of William Wyler's equanimity of subtle "multi-plots"...intentionally NOT "surrounding," "mini" or "sub" plots...in all their "colors and shades of intensity"...did more, than anything else I can recall, to provide to me some
semblance
of "reason" and "rational explanation" of what had been going on all around me...in REAL life.
According to the book THE MAKING OF STAR TREK, in Roddenberry's writer's guide to his story writers, he states that any alien creature, no matter how hideously ugly, impossible to believe, benign or malicious, MUST hold some
semblance
of humanity that the TV viewing public can empathize with and/or relate to.
The man manages to keep some
semblance
of sanity, but eventually succumbs to the effects of his experiments.
It carries no
semblance
of a genuine human story, dead and dull.
But this one lacks any
semblance
of a true plot - or at least one that anyone would care about.
Not only are the characters completely and utterly without any
semblance
of originality (this sort of stuff has been done much better in dozens of 'serial killer flicks')but the acting was dire.
Oh sure, Ritchie deserves some blame: surely he - or someone - ANYONE! - should have, and could have, taken his lead aside and insisted on something bordering on ACTUAL FEELING in her line readings (for her performance is so wooden it's a surprise the rest of the cast didn't get splinters), or at least display a
semblance
of warmth...but she seems resistant to be anything but a cinematic black hole.
"The Order" was clearly edited to such an unconscionable degree that the scenes, rather than forming a cohesive and provoking film, appeared to be a collection of disconnected sequences that did little to forward any
semblance
of a unified plot.
The folks who unleashed this wretched pile of spewing vomit upon the world, lack any
semblance
of talent, taste or intelligence.
Devil's Experiment: 1/10: Hardcore porn films fall into two categories those with a
semblance
of plot (Gee that is one lucky pizza boy) and those without (Anal Amateurs 36).
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