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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Stakeout's success can be attributed to two likable leads — Richard Dreyfuss as Chris Leece and Emilio Estevez as Bill Reimers — carrying the film through some terribly unprofessional waters — even for an '80s buddy cop flick — where multiple lines are crossed in this surprisingly violent film.
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Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 2 July 2025
On the contrary, this film is content to offer a nice and glossy celebration of a likable man who stumbled into great success by sticking to his childhood dream of making good sushi, and became a brand unto himself somewhere along the way.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2025
Notaro is more or less a likable, funnier, more populist Charles Bukowski.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
There's a lot to love for youngsters, from Thames' likable Hiccup – a less nerdy take on Jay Baruchel's cartoon version – to nifty flying sequences with Toothless that are excellent to watch on a big screen.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 2 July 2025
On the contrary, this film is content to offer a nice and glossy celebration of a likable man who stumbled into great success by sticking to his childhood dream of making good sushi, and became a brand unto himself somewhere along the way.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2025
Notaro is more or less a likable, funnier, more populist Charles Bukowski.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
There's a lot to love for youngsters, from Thames' likable Hiccup – a less nerdy take on Jay Baruchel's cartoon version – to nifty flying sequences with Toothless that are excellent to watch on a big screen.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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