resemblance

Example Sentences

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Going beyond resemblance, many incorporate symbols alluding to character traits or occupation or circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal

He sees "a bit of family resemblance" between himself and Stout.

From BBC

"The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don't see how that's an insult."

From BBC

She is reported to have told police she was unaware the costume used in the series bore a resemblance to a terror group and that The Bureau was not shown in Turkey anyway.

From BBC

Economists sometimes present their discipline as the queen of the social sciences, a claim staked primarily on a superificial resemblance to physics: It has universal laws!

From Salon