look like
idiom
: to have an appearance that is very similar to (someone or something) : to resemble (someone or something)
You look just like your mother!
That powdered sugar looks like snow.
Examples of look like in a Sentence
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My son is about to come up on his sentence; what does the parole situation look like?
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TIME, 10 May 2024
Of course, everyone is wondering what the coming weeks and months will look like — for herds, for our food supply, for other livestock and, of course, for humans.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024
Anyone with pocket change can look like a university online
Uncovering who is behind these websites proves to be a tall order.
—Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
Ashore, this could look like slinging your purse out of sight on the back of your chair instead of keeping it in your lap.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2024
The rain that blew from the branches caught the mesh of his visor, made the visor look like some medieval face guard.
—Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Perez keeps his glove mostly still and low as the pitch comes in, then works on receiving it low-to-high — one of the biggest keys to making low pitches look like strikes.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
Authorities said that three of the spy cameras were designed to look like ballpoint pens, and others looked like a battery pack, an antenna and a tiny camera that looked like a button.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Apr. 2024
Some members questioned if the presidential search should look like that, saying some candidates would likely not be publicly looking for a job.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
TIME, 10 May 2024
Of course, everyone is wondering what the coming weeks and months will look like — for herds, for our food supply, for other livestock and, of course, for humans.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024
Anyone with pocket change can look like a university online
Uncovering who is behind these websites proves to be a tall order.
—Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
Ashore, this could look like slinging your purse out of sight on the back of your chair instead of keeping it in your lap.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2024
The rain that blew from the branches caught the mesh of his visor, made the visor look like some medieval face guard.
—Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Perez keeps his glove mostly still and low as the pitch comes in, then works on receiving it low-to-high — one of the biggest keys to making low pitches look like strikes.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
Authorities said that three of the spy cameras were designed to look like ballpoint pens, and others looked like a battery pack, an antenna and a tiny camera that looked like a button.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Apr. 2024
Some members questioned if the presidential search should look like that, saying some candidates would likely not be publicly looking for a job.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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