lifelike

Example Sentences

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No matter how lifelike A.I. systems appear from the outside, we know that they are merely mathematical flip-books.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Although there are no known surviving paintings made in her lifetime, there are a handful of lifelike, yet contested, depictions left.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"We always knew our plushie toy collection was lifelike, but it seems we finally got the ultimate seal of approval," store manager Liam Bloomfield said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

There is a particular thrill in beholding a portrait as old and as lifelike as Isidora’s, just over a foot in height and 6 inches wide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The mechanical man’s movements were so lifelike that its head even turned toward the inkwell as it dipped the pen for more ink.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick