family resemblance

noun

: a similarity in the way people look because they are related

People say they can see the family resemblance between my sister and me.

Examples of family resemblance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dovetailing that family resemblance, a strong dedication to evolution and innovation ensures each yacht continues to refine, improve, and advance its technology and design. —Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Inside, tech, and charging The Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 may look different on the outside, but the family resemblance is very strong inside. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024

Even though the individual decisions bear at most a family resemblance to each other. —Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024

The movies’ family resemblance includes a basis in survivor’s guilt and an element of romantic comedy. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024

These laptops, aimed at everything from gaming and content creation to productivity and professional use, share a family resemblance. —Brian Westover, PCMAG, 5 June 2024

American authoritarianism—from Jim Crow to Trump—bears a family resemblance to systems of violence and personalist dictatorships in other parts of the world. —Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021

Last month, Kardashian looked back on her own childhood to show the family resemblance between generations. —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024

The family resemblance to Chevy’s tough Tahoe will pay off, as will the unique interior and exterior touches reserved for the Z71 and RS models. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024