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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If Micron’s stock declines back toward the 200-day moving average, it would be “a normal pullback,” he added, though that would also look like a 30% drop from where it’s currently trading.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
These preforms, which look like plastic test tubes, are sold to brands and bottle manufacturers to be shaped into plastic bottles of the desired shape and size.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
That's cast doubt on what crews for the next phases of Artemis will look like.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
She sometimes argues with her neighbors about what that freedom would look like.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
On the outside it doesn’t look like very much happened.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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