Examples of likable in a Sentence
Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.
She seems like a friendly, likable young woman.
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Its scares are well-executed with generous character development and likable performances from the entire cast.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
In an anti-union campaign, General Electric sent Reagan, the firm’s likable face, on a stream of plant visits from 1954 to 1962.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Buxton imbues the film with tension, and as the likable Foster takes John into increasingly obsessive behavior, the film finds more horror movie elements in the banality of the normal.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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Those characters, some more likable than others but all entirely believable, rub gently against each other in a constant play of tensions and doubts.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
In an anti-union campaign, General Electric sent Reagan, the firm’s likable face, on a stream of plant visits from 1954 to 1962.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Buxton imbues the film with tension, and as the likable Foster takes John into increasingly obsessive behavior, the film finds more horror movie elements in the banality of the normal.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Venice Golden Lion Winners : Photos Of The Festival’s Top Films Through The Years
Those characters, some more likable than others but all entirely believable, rub gently against each other in a constant play of tensions and doubts.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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