likable

Example Sentences

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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

Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Overall the score has a bright, likable pop sheen that befits the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Have you thought about how to make her more likable?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The professor was likable, it was the sixties, not having your creative juices flowing was understandable.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez