Both Uses of
semblance
in
The Bourne Identity
- Bourne glanced at the countryside, trying to pry open the steel doors of his mind, trying to find a semblance of the hope she felt.†
Chpt 23 *
- He stood for a moment, letting his breathing and his heartbeat resume a semblance of normalcy, then reached into his pocket for a book of matches.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
the outward appearance of something -- especially when the reality is different or incomplete