Examples of likeness in a Sentence
a stamp bearing the likeness of a president
There's some likeness between them.
There's an uncanny likeness between them.
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Rumors circulated earlier this year that Trump was considering tapping former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban to lead a new commission examining problems arising with the growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights and coinciding changes to the NCAA transfer process.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Soon after World War II, international markets were flooded with wristwatches bearing Mickey’s likeness.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Until a historic 2021 Supreme Court decision that led to an NCAA rule change, the NCAA didn’t allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
But a new likeness of the monarch marks the first time a humanoid robot has wielded the paintbrush.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Soon after World War II, international markets were flooded with wristwatches bearing Mickey’s likeness.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Until a historic 2021 Supreme Court decision that led to an NCAA rule change, the NCAA didn’t allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
But a new likeness of the monarch marks the first time a humanoid robot has wielded the paintbrush.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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likeness
noun
like·ness
ˈlīk-nəs 
1
: a picture especially of a person : portrait
2
: the quality or state of being like : resemblance
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