resemblance
Example Sentences
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But those Bruins bore little resemblance to the seeming juggernaut that took the floor Friday, determined to show what they’ve learned since late February.
From Los Angeles Times
“Not only do they bear an uncanny resemblance, but Rosy has very similar qualities to Nicole,” Sarnoff says.
From Los Angeles Times
Schrödinger noticed the deep resemblance Hamilton had drawn between optics and mechanics.
From Science Daily
An announcer on state television solemnly read a statement from the 88-member Assembly of Experts next to a picture of the new 56-year-old leader, who bears a striking resemblance to his father.
From Barron's
But devotees do want someone called “Sherlock Holmes” to have some passing resemblance to the character they know—the coolly cerebral detective whose self-containment is as pronounced as his deductions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
