Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.
She seems like a friendly, likable young woman.
Recent Examples on the WebBut this is a dumb middle ground in which Colter Shaw is neither likable nor interestingly unlikable in his pursuit.—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2024 Ultimately, they are perceived as more likable than their peers who ask fewer questions.—Micah Logan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Though Peter Salovey, Yale’s retiring president, is infinitely more likable and scholarly than the no-longer-president Claudine Gay, and Yale’s temperament is less imperious and smug than Harvard’s, both places are in a crisis.—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024 He is regarded as a likable man who is extremely loyal to Papia.—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024 But a player’s likability can affect how others perceive these inconveniences, and Ohtani is said to be extremely likable.—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 Justin Hartley makes for a likable lead as Colter Shaw, a dreamy outdoors loner freelancing his survivalist instinct services to two endearing dog-loving bosses and couple (Robin Weigert and Abby McEnany).—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024 As usual, Aniston and Sandler are immensely likable, blundering amiably through a choice selection of mystery clichés.—Danny Horn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024 But beyond likable/unlikable or good/bad dichotomies, the characters who stay with me most are mysterious, un-pin-downable from moment to moment.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
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