likable

Example Sentences

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I had to fight for it ... because everybody’s always so worried that I’m not going to be likable or I’m going to be silly or stupid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Heller said the vanity loomed large years later when she met this likable, young man who only spoke Farsi but wanted to make sculptures mainly from mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Both leads are basically likable but unfortunately blank, Ms. Bailey especially, though they look suitably attractive when showered by sprinklers in vineyards full of luscious grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The director says he initially used wide lenses, which highlighted that Joe was "distracted, he's not a likable person".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Our work in bio had become more difficult than ever, simply because I was trying to dislike him and it wasn’t working; he was almost bionically likable.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi