Sentence examples for close likeness from inspiring English sources

And his opening choice bears a close likeness to one that Spassky used off and on for many years.

Geissler herself worked at an Amazon warehouse on a short-term contract in 2010, but, despite the close likeness between the book's protagonist and its author, "Seasonal Associate" is not a memoir in the conventional sense.

The fictionalized portrait of her mother that she gives us in Bessie Bawtry is undoubtedly not the one Byatt would have given us; it may not even be a close likeness of the real Kathleen Marie Bloor.

Parker Sawyers is an eerily close likeness for the lanky, conceited, cigarette-smoking young Barack, a Harvard law student doing a summer associate programme at the prestigious a Chicago firm where he is mentored by beautiful, smart Michelle, played with charm and self-possession by Tika Sumpter.

His names are given as "Abbey" and "Happy" and the portrait incised in the memorial stone is not a close likeness; but that is right for a man who never knew who he was and who never looked the way he did after the two taxis rode over him.

The Jane Austen Centre said the bronze statue would be based on a waxwork unveiled in 2014, which is believed to be a very close likeness.

The image of a poker player in the minds of most people unfamiliar with the game surely bears a closer likeness to someone like, say, John Goodman than to Ms. Gowen, who is tall and blond in the manner of someone who might be invited to pledge Kappa Kappa Gamma.

By combining computer images of ancient skulls with 6th century images of Christ, the series producers believe they have come up with a far closer likeness.

I can't imagine a closer likeness to Lil' Abner unless you stuck a corncob pipe in her mouth.

Rhys (Flight of the Conchords) Darby's act is among the closest likenesses - but I doubt that he, nor any of today's hip physical comedy turns (The Boy with Tape on His Face; Doctor Brown), would cite Evans as an inspiration.

Sam, because Starkiller is such a close physical likeness to you, you've become one of the first video game actors to be recognised in the street.