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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Odin is shown as a likable, casually kind person, but the script doesn’t go overboard in portraying him as perfect or manipulating us into an emotional attachment only to lose him half an hour later.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the latter, there’s Anthony’s gawky and innately likable Dylan, Kezii Curtis as the laugh-out-loud hilarious Spud, and Chiara Aurelia’s fearless Jordy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Ferrell is an eminently likable performer whose many characters, from Ricky Bobby to Ron Burgundy, have become part of our cultural lexicon.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024
Many likable leaders have walked onto the NFL stage and been wiped right off because of an inability to regularly meet the moment on game day.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the latter, there’s Anthony’s gawky and innately likable Dylan, Kezii Curtis as the laugh-out-loud hilarious Spud, and Chiara Aurelia’s fearless Jordy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Ferrell is an eminently likable performer whose many characters, from Ricky Bobby to Ron Burgundy, have become part of our cultural lexicon.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024
Many likable leaders have walked onto the NFL stage and been wiped right off because of an inability to regularly meet the moment on game day.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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