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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What likeness rights are protected?
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
But the financial landscape has radically shifted in recent years; players are now able to monetize their name, image, and likeness, driving huge bargaining wars for their services.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Also fascinating were their contrasting likenesses, dark against light housed in the same being, a human eclipse.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Kane unsuccessfully sued Fleischer Studios and Paramount in 1932, alleging Betty Boop ripped off her voice, likeness and scat-singing.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
But the financial landscape has radically shifted in recent years; players are now able to monetize their name, image, and likeness, driving huge bargaining wars for their services.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Also fascinating were their contrasting likenesses, dark against light housed in the same being, a human eclipse.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Kane unsuccessfully sued Fleischer Studios and Paramount in 1932, alleging Betty Boop ripped off her voice, likeness and scat-singing.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 24 May. 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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