likable
Example Sentences
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All three are able to pivot easily between likable and not, which is key for the shifting alliances in “Verity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mr. Boorman comes across as donnish, astute and likable, but also arrogant and dismissive of legitimate concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I was trying to be the devil onstage and somehow ended up as likable anyway,” he says of his storied career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Listen, I don’t know anyone who liked Holden Caulfield the first time they read the book, probably because he is not supposed to be particularly likable; Salinger wrote the book for adults, not teens.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
There was nothing particularly likable about the baron, but she found him far preferable to his wife.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
