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
• 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
• 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
• Its likeness sweeps across a lush valley under a blue sky and calm waters.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• In the absence of federal laws covering the use of AI to mimic a person’s likeness or voice, a patchwork of state laws have filled the void.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
• Now a trading card featuring Ruth’s likeness is one of the most valuable sports cards ever.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
• But watching their kids get scholarships, as well as name, image, and likeness deals, helped change minds.
  — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
• Sophia has sharp cheekbones and golden eyes, molded in the likeness of Audrey Hepburn.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024
• Among the issues are revenues from web streaming and the use of AI to generate actors’ likenesses.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023
• On a recent night in Kenosha, almost 20 family members of all ages gathered, all dressed in black T-shirts with King's likeness on the front.
  — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Those players are able to get paid now off their name and likeness, so that's really important.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
• The latest edition will be the first which allows FBS athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2023
• Kardashian first shared a snap of the pink runway for the party set up indoors as three Bratz doll cutouts in the likeness of Chicago were displayed with pink balloons on the floor.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• But this is what college football is now – free-agent players who want to win right away and make some money on the side from their names, images and likenesses (NIL).
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2023
• Burtka opted for the likeness of Poseidon the god of the sea, carrying a trident and wearing shelled armor.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• Johnson's success both on the court and on the charts might not have been possible without the NCAA adopting name, image and likeness policy in 2021.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• The suit identifies one count of unauthorized use of the deputies' likeness and three counts of invading their privacy.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024