likability
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Uwe Jun of Trier University told AFP that Merz -- a millionaire hobby pilot -- "still struggles when it comes to public likability."
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Mr. Powell radiates such manly American likability that it’s bizarrely out of character for him to play this ruthless schemer, even as an impish chancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Discussions of Fox’s likability are also moot: He’s repulsive and unreliable, a monster.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
The spouses of presidents and vice presidents define their own roles in the White House, but they’re usually simple and in service of furthering their partners’ likability and agenda.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
Times without number his genuine agreeableness has won him fine chances to succeed, but in the positions he has held he has never studied the needs of his employers for other qualities than likability.
From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.
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