Example sentences for: likable

How can you use “likable” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • John Boehner, a slick but likable Ohioan who chairs the House Republican Conference, is as adept at playing the Washington game as is DeLay--befriending reporters, making goo-goo eyes at lobbyists, passing around campaign contributions on the House floor, etc.

  • A conservative such as John McCain of Arizona can get called a moderate simply because he bucks his party on a few issues (campaign finance, tobacco) and is found to be personally likable by the press.

  • He's a likable schnook with a long, skinny chin and a slightly embarrassed lope.

  • Caruso, as a dour, crusading prosecutor, is called, alternatively, "credible" and "likable" (Shales, the Washington Post ), and humorless and "as virtuous as John Calvin" (Leonard, New York ). (See CBS's preview.)

  • Woody Allen's documentary-style film about fictional '30s jazz guitarist Emmett Ray (played by Sean Penn) is "a likable, lively little ditty" (David Ansen, Newsweek ) that doesn't add up to much, but makes for a welcome change of pace from Allen's recent work.


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