bear resemblance

Frequency: 9.219.5 per million words

to have a similarity to someone or something

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Examples (10)

  • The story of the movie bears more than a passing resemblance to 'Tom Sawyer'.
  • The two actors bear little resemblance to each other.
  • She bears a striking resemblance to her grandmother.
  • The situation bears no resemblance to what happened last year.
  • Does this painting bear any resemblance to the original?
  • The finished product bore little resemblance to the initial design.
  • These symptoms bear a close resemblance to those of the flu.
  • The new model bears a strong resemblance to the previous version.
  • His account of the event bears no resemblance to the truth.
  • Any character bearing a resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.