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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Shannon describes it as a way to capture a likeness once, then allow performers to decide when and where it can be used — for example, in one shot created for one film.
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Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
The professionalization of college athletics is complete, after the settlement of the lawsuit filed by a group of college athletes created a mechanism by which universities can pay players directly, in addition to name-image-likeness (NIL) agreements.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
That process has obviously changed now across all college athletics after the introduction of name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, which has turned recruiting into a financial game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Biehn then talked about his own personal issue with the movie, connecting it to the issues around generative AI using an actors’ likeness.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
The professionalization of college athletics is complete, after the settlement of the lawsuit filed by a group of college athletes created a mechanism by which universities can pay players directly, in addition to name-image-likeness (NIL) agreements.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
That process has obviously changed now across all college athletics after the introduction of name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, which has turned recruiting into a financial game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Biehn then talked about his own personal issue with the movie, connecting it to the issues around generative AI using an actors’ likeness.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 2 Jan. 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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