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
"No matter where you're from or what you look like, we are one people," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
These platforms don’t need beauty filters that show 12-year-olds what they’d look like after cosmetic surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
That's cast doubt on what crews for the next phases of Artemis will look like.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Frowning, Papa looked at Mama and said, “What’s the matter? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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