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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Beatrice is the exception, which makes her character even more likable.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
The spin-off will feature actors Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyeon, who play likable second leads in the romcom series.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Odin is shown as a likable, casually kind person, but the script doesn’t go overboard in portraying him as perfect or manipulating us into an emotional attachment only to lose him half an hour later.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the latter, there’s Anthony’s gawky and innately likable Dylan, Kezii Curtis as the laugh-out-loud hilarious Spud, and Chiara Aurelia’s fearless Jordy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
The spin-off will feature actors Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyeon, who play likable second leads in the romcom series.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Odin is shown as a likable, casually kind person, but the script doesn’t go overboard in portraying him as perfect or manipulating us into an emotional attachment only to lose him half an hour later.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the latter, there’s Anthony’s gawky and innately likable Dylan, Kezii Curtis as the laugh-out-loud hilarious Spud, and Chiara Aurelia’s fearless Jordy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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