Collocations for semblance - noun

vague
Brad had his emotions under a vague semblance of control.

have
lack
The movie lacks any semblance of realism.

gain
lose
He lost all semblance of dignity and rushed down the street after her.

keep, maintain, preserve, retain
bring, give sth
She struggled to bring a semblance of order to the meeting.

regain, restore (sth to), return (sth) to

in a/the semblance of, into a/the semblance of
She bared her teeth in a semblance of a smile.

semblance of
He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life.

a/some semblance of control
a/some semblance of order