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.
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But in the opinions of the two lead detectives on the case, to comment on every single one, to give credence publicly to even the most dubious messages, as Captain Donahoe was doing, only made the department look like a bunch of saps.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
This hesitation doesn’t look like failure.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, able to soar, the bald eagle riding the horse's back spreads its wings and takes off, making the Clydesdale briefly look like a mythical pegasus.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Take the time to crunch the numbers, then, to see what your new payments could look like.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
This hesitation doesn’t look like failure.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, able to soar, the bald eagle riding the horse's back spreads its wings and takes off, making the Clydesdale briefly look like a mythical pegasus.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Take the time to crunch the numbers, then, to see what your new payments could look like.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for look like
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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