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
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If that sounds like a sophisticated cousin of emotional intelligence, Tewari says the family resemblance is misleading.
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian show off their family resemblance in their Met Gala ensembles on May 4 in New York City.
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People Staff,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
Each set has, to borrow Wittgenstein’s phrase, a family resemblance, a way of doing things.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
That’s part of it, sometimes, but multiple girls do that this week and then get reprimanded for not having enough family resemblance.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the interior of the new car—called the Ferrari Luce—bears little family resemblance to any recent Ferrari.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Feb. 2026
Curiously, most all Bristol cars made from the 1946 prototype share a 114-inch wheelbase, imparting a proportional family resemblance across all models.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
To paraphrase Tolstoy, all stable liberal democracies have a family resemblance; all failing dictatorships have maladies of their own.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
As far as family resemblance goes, Benjamin Travolta looks like a cross between his famous parents, and shows no sign of musical talents (unlike his sister Ella Bleu).
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian show off their family resemblance in their Met Gala ensembles on May 4 in New York City.
—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
Each set has, to borrow Wittgenstein’s phrase, a family resemblance, a way of doing things.
—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
That’s part of it, sometimes, but multiple girls do that this week and then get reprimanded for not having enough family resemblance.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the interior of the new car—called the Ferrari Luce—bears little family resemblance to any recent Ferrari.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Feb. 2026
Curiously, most all Bristol cars made from the 1946 prototype share a 114-inch wheelbase, imparting a proportional family resemblance across all models.
—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
To paraphrase Tolstoy, all stable liberal democracies have a family resemblance; all failing dictatorships have maladies of their own.
—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
As far as family resemblance goes, Benjamin Travolta looks like a cross between his famous parents, and shows no sign of musical talents (unlike his sister Ella Bleu).
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Family resemblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20resemblance. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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