How to Use resemblance in a Sentence

resemblance

noun
  • There is no resemblance between her and her sister.
  • He doesn't look exactly like his father, but there is some resemblance.
  • The first two are me, the third is Bray and the fourth is Tristan… see the resemblance??
    Country Living Staff, Country Living, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Part of this sprang from the movie’s resemblance to a bio-pic.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The set is called Air Glass, and bears some resemblance to Google Glass.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The resemblance is there — the eyes, the nose, the shape of the head — though Jackson, at 6 feet 2, towers over all over them.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Sandler isn't the first one to point out the resemblance between the two men.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Michel Rivera has a strong resemblance to the Louisville native.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The resemblance — from the squint to the lopsided smile — is striking.
    Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Comments on the post raved about the resemblance Tracee has to both of her parents.
    Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The Hunter Boards’ website bears a strong resemblance to Apple.com.
    Zenger News, Forbes, 14 May 2022
  • The girl, Cruz said, bore a striking resemblance to her.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Juarez would be 23 years old, and TikTok users say the woman in the video bears a resemblance to the missing girl.
    Chris Boyette and Melissa Alonso, CNN, 7 May 2021
  • Add a mustache to your Elf on the Shelf and the resemblance to Queen's lead singer is uncanny.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Mark, pictured in black and white, has a lantern jaw and a faint resemblance to Fred Flintstone.
    Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The theory was based on nothing more than a slight resemblance between Brody and the man in the video.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The face, with a gray beard, bore a resemblance to Gary Windsor Howes, police said.
    Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • His resemblance to Cary Grant was a punchline for both men.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The sloth bear’s name comes from the resemblance to the 3-toed sloth and their ability to hang upside down from tree limbs.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In the movie, Douglas bears a remarkable resemblance to the Van Gogh of the many self-portraits.
    John Banville, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2021
  • This 1-year-old boy brings to mind a very, very small version of a black panther, but that is where the resemblance ends.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
  • Then, Sanders looked at the bronze bust bearing his resemblance.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 30 July 2021
  • An omega block is so named because of its resemblance to the Greek letter omega (Ω).
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 May 2025
  • The fun snap also showed that the father and son share a striking resemblance.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • Their resemblance isn't the only thing Manek and Bird have in common.
    James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2022
  • The two are sitting in what looks to be a restaurant booth, and their resemblance is striking.
    Amanda Curran, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But there are times when Wesley’s take on Kirk has no resemblance beyond the name to the guy William Shatner played.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
  • The actor, who does bear something of a resemblance to Jon Lovitz, sadly died in 2011.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The resemblance extends to the dandelion-fluff hairstyle that Ross had then and Carl has now.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Moonstone — named for its resemblance to the soft, cloudy light of the moon — anchors British jewelry label Anoona’s Lunar collection.
    Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 29 May 2025

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