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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Perhaps Musk will give a ride on the ship to some of those superfluous former government workers, rendering them immigrants in his likeness.
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
But both Emily and Stephanie know that Stephanie is going to say yes, even before Emily lightly threatens to sue her best frenemy for using her likeness without permission.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Another likeness to New Orleans lies in the traces of Italian immigrant history, including the infamous family name on the storefront at Maceo Italian Spices and Imports.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
But both Emily and Stephanie know that Stephanie is going to say yes, even before Emily lightly threatens to sue her best frenemy for using her likeness without permission.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Another likeness to New Orleans lies in the traces of Italian immigrant history, including the infamous family name on the storefront at Maceo Italian Spices and Imports.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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