likeness

Example Sentences

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Swift received permission from the estate of Taylor, who died in 2011 at the age of 73, to release the song and to use her likeness in the music video.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

King’s estate complained about the images, leading the platform to announce that it had removed his likeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Sam Altman, the Chief Executive of OpenAI, encouraged users to slap his likeness onto AI-generated scenes and other pop culture videos.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“Creators’ intellectual property rights do not fully protect against AI-generated likeness and digital replicas, at least not through copyright alone,” said Lauren Diaz, a professor and technology law expert at Nova Southeastern University.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Her face was like her mother’s; a youthful unfurrowed likeness: the same low brow, the same high features, the same pride.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë