Examples of likeness in a Sentence
a stamp bearing the likeness of a president
There's some likeness between them.
There's an uncanny likeness between them.
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Basketball programs were rushing to sign transfers with collectives’ dollars before Monday’s hearing, before name, image and likeness (NIL) regulations might go into effect immediately.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The presumptive agreement includes payment of $2.8 billion in damages by the NCAA and the conferences that would go to current and former athletes and their lawyers, and Division I schools would be able to start paying athletes directly for use of their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Hasbro even unveiled images of its upcoming Thunderbolts* action figures for the Marvel Legends toy line, and the Sentry figure was clearly made in the likeness of Pullman.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Name, image and likeness deals were originally conceived to compensate players for traditional marketing and licensing purposes — like sponsoring by a local car dealership, or earning money from an appearance in a video game.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The presumptive agreement includes payment of $2.8 billion in damages by the NCAA and the conferences that would go to current and former athletes and their lawyers, and Division I schools would be able to start paying athletes directly for use of their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Hasbro even unveiled images of its upcoming Thunderbolts* action figures for the Marvel Legends toy line, and the Sentry figure was clearly made in the likeness of Pullman.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Name, image and likeness deals were originally conceived to compensate players for traditional marketing and licensing purposes — like sponsoring by a local car dealership, or earning money from an appearance in a video game.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likeness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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likeness
noun
like·ness
ˈlīk-nəs 
1
: a picture especially of a person : portrait
2
: the quality or state of being like : resemblance
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