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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The show highlighted his likable personality, which was known around the paddock, though mainstream audiences got to see it firsthand.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The players who receive profile treatment are generally likable if inconsistently central to that action.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
But Bradford actually forges quite the likable guy and, especially when joined by Guth, a lovely singer, the sound that comes from the stage is quite rich.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Playing a likable but selfish loser, Zahn has never been better; and the boyish, charming Walker freaks out like nobody’s business; the film’s greatest asset is the fraternal chemistry between these two.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The players who receive profile treatment are generally likable if inconsistently central to that action.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
But Bradford actually forges quite the likable guy and, especially when joined by Guth, a lovely singer, the sound that comes from the stage is quite rich.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Playing a likable but selfish loser, Zahn has never been better; and the boyish, charming Walker freaks out like nobody’s business; the film’s greatest asset is the fraternal chemistry between these two.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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