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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While speedy banter works for those who are likable, Jack, Geneviève and Cheyenne are such grating personalities that the entire series feels clunky, as if the audience is being held hostage in this world instead of welcomed into it.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The two made for a likable if unlikely pair of friends.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
That was his mantra the entire season, a pledge filled with the respectful humility that framed his image into that of a likable kid who was just here to hoop.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Ashley Nicholas As a Black woman, Ashely Nicholas felt her hair was the key to getting jobs and becoming likable in society.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The two made for a likable if unlikely pair of friends.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
That was his mantra the entire season, a pledge filled with the respectful humility that framed his image into that of a likable kid who was just here to hoop.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Ashley Nicholas As a Black woman, Ashely Nicholas felt her hair was the key to getting jobs and becoming likable in society.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for likable
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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