family resemblance

noun

: a similarity in the way people look because they are related

People say they can see the family resemblance between my sister and me.

Examples of family resemblance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Transforming hunky men into fellow queens — with a strong family resemblance, of course — the girls also had to teach their new drag daughters how to work the runway with a short choreographed number. —Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024

On social media many were quick to note the striking family resemblance between young Kate and her five-year-old son, Prince Louis. —Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2023

Jonathan Gitlin Definitely more of a family resemblance to the 911 and Taycan in the rear silhouette. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023

Despite the family resemblance, pterosaurs were not dinosaurs. —Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023

With hard edges on the bodysides and angular lighting elements, the family resemblance between the two-row EV5 and the three-row Kia EV9 is clear. —Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 25 Aug. 2023

The 69-year-old, who bears the Kennedy family resemblance, though with a weathered face and raspy voice, is vying for the White House. —Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023

The visual design is also the same, with the same slim profile and rounded corners providing plenty of family resemblance. —Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023

The headphones that Grado makes also have a family resemblance. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 May 2023