How to Use likeness in a Sentence

likeness

noun
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  • There's some likeness between them.
  • There's an uncanny likeness between them.
  • His likeness, drawn in his style, adorns the center of the carousel.
    — Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Add the likeness of one to a pumpkin for fall this year.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Whoopi Goldberg does not want her likeness to be brought back from the dead.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • Many of Thompson’s clients are the NIL space — name, image and likeness.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But what many presumed to be a fake turned out to be a genuine likeness.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And thanks to name, image and likeness, there’s a feasible way to do it.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Here again this theme of a devouring likeness resurfaces, the twin that spells death.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Each player received a check for $500 for their likeness being used in the set.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
  • To be certain, the use of the group’s image and likeness at Mar-a-Lago was unauthorized.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023
  • Some will steal your likeness and reproduce it; some will mimic the voices of the dead.
    — Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Concord also owns the rights to his name, image and likeness.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In June 2021, the Supreme Court cleared the way for college athletes to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.
    — Carly Wanna, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The deal is reported to be worth around $400 million and also includes the rights to the band’s name and likenesses.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Its likeness sweeps across a lush valley under a blue sky and calm waters.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The likeness doesn’t stop at the doorstep; the building’s architecture was used to inform the design of the office set.
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Save for a Pinocchio-like twist, the only thing that could make the plastic likeness more Nicksian is the singer’s iconic croon.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Tina Turner is the latest music icon to have a Barbie doll made in her likeness.
    — Latifah Muhammad, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Equally notable: a candle that looks and smells like a jar of pickles and pie dough shaped in the likeness of a skinned human face.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Athletes would still be able to cut name, image and likeness deals with outside groups.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Their image and likeness has shown up in The Mandalorian corner of the Star Wars-verse.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Notably, Wales Bonner’s recent show and the use of Howard’s likeness was well received.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Princip’s likeness had to be sawed into pieces and smuggled out of Europe, losing its nose in the fray.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Cheers rang out as a fire burned what appeared to be a papier-mache likeness of Netanyahu.
    — arkansasonline.com, 25 July 2024
  • For those not familiar with Bakker, his likeness has been featured in the Jurassic Park movies.
    — Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
  • Trump has brought the name, image and likeness (NIL) scheme from the college athletic arenas to the campaign trail.
    — Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But this raises one of the many unsettled issues around likeness law.
    — Emilia David, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Imagine if your gazillion-dollar law degree was being used to secure the rights to a black-and-white likeness of the Granny Smith.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2023
  • Burtka opted for the likeness of Poseidon the god of the sea, carrying a trident and wearing shelled armor.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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