look like
Idioms-
Have the appearance of, as in This letter looks like an acceptance . [c. 1400]
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it looks like . It seems likely that, as in It looks like they'll invite us to dinner . [ Colloquial ; c. 1900] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with look like .
Example Sentences
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What would it look like as a whole Sahara Tent set, though?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Gavalas asked Gemini to make a rendering of what it would look like in bodily form and it did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Having never appeared ripped or sculpted, Fury has repeatedly defied conventional expectations of what a "fit" heavyweight should look like, relying on movement, reactions and ring IQ to outmanoeuvre opponents.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
In it, they definitely look like people who know one another, to say the least.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
My cheeks were bright red in both photos, but somehow I didn’t look like a lobster.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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