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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The actor has had eight trademark patents relating to his voice and likeness approved by the government in the past few months.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
In July 2014, Santiago Canyon College named the campus library after Ramirez, and in February 2016, the college installed a sculpture in his likeness.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Licensing the likeness of real people will be a far taller order.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Doctors can’t even counter the false advertisements with legitimate videos of their own, since doing so just gives scammers more material with which to clone their likenesses.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
In July 2014, Santiago Canyon College named the campus library after Ramirez, and in February 2016, the college installed a sculpture in his likeness.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Licensing the likeness of real people will be a far taller order.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Doctors can’t even counter the false advertisements with legitimate videos of their own, since doing so just gives scammers more material with which to clone their likenesses.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for likeness
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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