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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At one point, President Donald Trump was considering an executive order to regulate name, image and likeness in college sports after meeting with legendary Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
Thirty Ink incurs annual expenses for delivering on Curry's name, image and likeness to earn revenue through that relationship, and those sales aren't impacted by traditional operational costs.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
For a long time, student-athletes were not allowed to earn money for their name, image and likeness, and that was wrong.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Celebrities and public figures face additional challenges in terms of asset location and valuation because of rights of publicity (name, likeness, and image rights) which may be deemed to be located in the U.S. even though all their assets are abroad.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
Thirty Ink incurs annual expenses for delivering on Curry's name, image and likeness to earn revenue through that relationship, and those sales aren't impacted by traditional operational costs.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
For a long time, student-athletes were not allowed to earn money for their name, image and likeness, and that was wrong.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Celebrities and public figures face additional challenges in terms of asset location and valuation because of rights of publicity (name, likeness, and image rights) which may be deemed to be located in the U.S. even though all their assets are abroad.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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