How to Use likeness in a Sentence

likeness

noun

• 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
• 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
• Years later, Drake commented on the ink, poking fun at his dad for its likeness.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Catherine didn’t sit for the likeness, which is the third in a series of royal portraits commissioned by Tatler.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024