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"likeable" Definitions
  1. pleasant and easy to like

331 Sentences With "likeable"

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He's funny, he's likeable, he can work across the aisle.
" On the human race: "Don't tell me about being likeable.
"She is likeable but lacks experience," points out Natixis' Nguyen.
Super Likeable will only pop up on occasion, says Tinder.
So, how do you make this couple even more likeable?
The only remotely likeable person on You is Karen Minty.
If they are too masculine, they are considered not likeable.
Boelens, Salas says, is a very likeable and charismatic person.
Julián Castro He was likeable and his answers were decent.
It's also not immediately clear how the "Super Likeable" feature works.
They might be a likeable underground doom band, but just that.
Turns out if the actor used slang, they were more likeable.
Barack Obama called her "likeable enough" on the debate stage. Sen.
She was like, 'But sweetie, you still have to be likeable.
Red Dwarf's characters weren't likeable, but they could, ultimately, be loved.
It's a very likeable painting, but were people liking us, too?
Called "Super Likeable," the feature will pop up at random times in the app to offer you a free Super Like which can be used on one of four people presented on the Super Likeable card.
The more professionally successful a woman becomes, the less likeable she becomes.
His characters are unfailingly likeable, but they also leap from the page.
Target, in 2018, is the only brand as likeable as she is.
Yet "Gentleman Jack" strives too hard to make its central character likeable.
Anti-heroic, equivocally likeable protagonists are stock characters in Mr Shinn's plays.
And, of course, the old go-to: she just wasn't likeable enough.
As hiring managers do, they seem to prefer people to be likeable.
She was so likeable and relatable, yet she nabbed the Hollywood heartthrob.
As an adult, Celeste is never all that likeable, but she's deeply compelling.
Mr Eustache is a haplessly likeable Gilbert, and Mr Beckford charming as Michael.
Cruz, never viewed as likeable or charming, has finished himself off in Indiana.
He had fun with his fame too, making him all the more likeable.
Likeable leaders inspire trust and admiration through their actions, not just their words.
But I assume he has to make tonight likeable enough for the crowd.
I wouldn't say he was likeable, but he was definitely an interesting man.
Their characters are raw, vulnerable, likeable/frustrating in equal measure, and — above all — believable.
"The reason it worked is because John Scott is a likeable guy," says Yahoo!
Likeable people balance their passion for their work with their ability to have fun.
Wendy Lesser's new biography presents Louis Kahn as a likeable version of that archetype.
Recast as a wronged woman, a less threatening female archetype, she seemed more likeable.
As a woman gets more successful, regardless of her personality, she gets less likeable.
Sophisticated, if not especially likeable, Olivia has a habit of burning through inappropriate men.
Ford also makes sense as a fairly likeable star of a mainstream television show.
Harry is a hugely likeable child, kind but not wet, competitive but always compassionate.
Diaz-Canel Bermúdez is the anointed heir of the Castros, and seems quite likeable.
So, as a man gets more successful, regardless of his personality, he gets more likeable.
He has written a likeable, funny and thoughtful book with an endearingly frustrating central character.
Clinton's show of vulnerability could have helped the campaign render Clinton more "likeable" to voters.
Having pets and treating them well has made first families more likeable and more relatable.
Likeable leaders always maintain a positive outlook, and this shows in how they describe things.
When it comes to their own accomplishments and failures, likeable leaders take things in stride.
There is no attempt to airbrush or distort him either, to make him look likeable.
His cool, understated style, buttressed by a self-effacing, wry humor, make him extremely likeable.
The more intimately we think we know the Windsors' stories, the more likeable they seem.
The characters are likeable and the gimmick is fun, but it's just that—a gimmick.
Barry is not a likeable protagonist, but Lake Success is not a purely cynical novel.
Deciding a case because of which party is more likeable is a form of tyranny itself.
There's so much scrutiny that women get to be likeable, and I was just like — no.
The big box content farm is the ultimate candidate, churning out content that is universally likeable.
She's less careful than she has been before, which has made her all the more likeable.
Nielson, for all 15 minutes of our phone call, sounded casual, low-key, maybe even... likeable?
"Affordable housing advocates are kind of likeable, so they are just harder to beat," he said.
A company using pictures of kittens in its press pack is inherently likeable in my book.
You are the most kindhearted, likeable, and artistic person anyone that knows you has ever met.
He was a massive star and a legitimately likeable, decent man with a fascinating personal story.
And while he shares the Jones boy's pluck and luck, he is nowhere near as likeable.
In person and in conversation, Kaine is smart, easygoing, very informal and tremendously pleasing and likeable.
A metal droid has its limits -- they wanted BB-8 to be likeable, but not human.
No one is quite likeable in Jacques Rivette's 2003 film, The Story of Marie and Julien.
Gosling, in particular, benefits from playing arguably the most likeable and self-deprecating character of his career.
Her main opponent in the 2008 primary, Barack Obama, grudgingly called her "likeable enough" to her face.
" Strong had previously revealed that when it comes to playing Melania, she tries "to play her likeable.
Julia Roberts's thigh-high boots are tough to fill, but Barks is remarkably likeable in the role.
"How'd you know it was me?" she asked, with an unassuming air that makes her instantly likeable.
Detour is a much more modest app — and that's part of why I find it so likeable.
All the characters in Lovesick are likeable, so it's never nice to see any of them upset.
And he needed to appear more likeable—especially to the third of Republican voters who dislike him.
Likeable leaders truly believe that everyone, regardless of rank or ability, is worth their time and attention.
She is never likeable but she is fully and without anxiety herself (though her other anxieties proliferate).
Marshawn is one of the most likeable players in NFL history to everyone but fussy beat writers.
He was "domineering" but "sincere and likeable", according to his roommate Gabor Fodor, later a political rival.
Other warning signs: only 3% of Granite State Democrats named Warren as the most likeable Democratic candidate.
But the question is not whether a cooperator is likeable; it is whether they can be believed.
They said, 'All the research shows that the more successful a man becomes, the more likeable he becomes.
Haley and her friends have filmed themselves being funny and likeable online for years; couldn't they be next?
Kal Penn, the engaging and likeable presenter, travels the world from London to Washington, from Thailand to Cyprus.
Carey Mulligan is putting an end to the idea that every woman we see onscreen must be likeable.
Instead of incensed and interrupting, as he was in previous debates, he was happy, easy going, and likeable.
In Westworld, the most likeable protagonists are supremely lifelike robots: Known as hosts, they fuck, bleed, and sleep.
Jo Cox—idealistic, diligent, likeable and rooted in her Yorkshire constituency—was a living rebuttal of that cynicism.
Erickson insists Romney would be a likeable candidate as both Trump and Clinton struggle with their favorability ratings.
Becoming a more likeable leader is completely under your control, and it's a matter of emotional intelligence (EQ).
Likeable leaders don't puff themselves up or pretend to be something they're not, because they don't have to.
Ask members if Trump is likeable, hard to stay mad at, and most respond without hesitation, absolutely, yes.
They're approachable, likeable, and easy to get along with—all qualities that make people highly amenable to their ideas.
Demonstrate power, command of the issues and the ability to shred your opponent -- all while seeming (just) likeable enough.
A popular Bollywood actor, Dutt is best-known for his role as a likeable gangster in the Munnabhai films.
He characterized her as "very personable, likeable, charming, smart, funny, down to earth" but also someone with sharp elbows.
" Many Americans also recall the less likeable Archie Bunker from the 1970s television comedy series, "All in the Family.
Likeable leaders don't act as though they're better than you because they don't think that they're better than you.
Likeable leaders are unfailingly generous with whom they know, what they know, and the resources they have access to.
Likeable leaders know how to read people as unspoken communication is often more important than the words people say.
If you want to be likeable, you must be open-minded, which makes you approachable and interesting to others.
Jimmy Kimmel is a likeable guy, amiably low-key, the sort you'd want to welcome into your living room.
Apparently, it is enough to know that a student is Asian to infer that he isn't likeable or courageous.
A CNN/UNH Survey Center poll from July asked likely New Hampshire voters which Democrat they found most likeable.
The pressure for women to be "likeable" — both onscreen and in real life — is something Hollywood stars have long discussed.
Perhaps, I don't know, Wonder Woman could fall in love with her wacky rival, who morphs into a likeable character?
Mr Sanders, a balding socialist foaming against crony capitalism, was perceived to be an underdog likeable enough to be indulged.
These same moral failings make her a delightful, dynamic woman who, though causing chaos wherever she goes, is immensely likeable.
Khanna, however, stressed that Ocasio-Cortez is likeable, charismatic and eager to build relationships with lawmakers across the ideological spectrum.
If you want to be a leader who people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likeable leader.
Many leaders say that integrity is important to them, but likeable leaders walk their talk by demonstrating integrity every day.
Even a leader who oozes charm won't be likeable if that charm isn't backed by a solid foundation of integrity.
When the film cuts to the present, the characters who seemed likeable a few scenes ago turn insipid and boring.
Studies show that the good-looking are considered more likeable, more intelligent and more employable than the rest of us.
Because he is so damn likeable and smart and loyal—and boxing has constant need of a champ like that.
It doesn't matter whether you create a likeable character, you just have to be louder and nastier than everyone else.
Neither stereotype is immediately likeable in that way the little old humble can't-quite-believe-he's-famous Ed Sheeran is.
This week's episode also saw Varys and Tyrion discuss abandoning Daenerys and throwing their support behind the more likeable Jon Snow.
Ultimately, McCarthy realized the line that many women need to walk, between standing up for themselves, and being seen as likeable.
Being likeable is as much about avoiding behaviors that decrease your likeability as it is about magnifying those that increase it.
Instead, the goal with Super Likeable is to present potential matches users might swipe on based on their previous swiping behavior.
She took Alexis from a shallow socialite stereotype to a complicated, career-focused woman who is, dare I say it, likeable.
Mr Biden is knowledgeable, likeable, right-minded, hugely experienced and polished in the way of an old-style variety show host.
The right joke can make you seem more likeable in an employer's eyes and showcase your one-of-a-kind personality.
Cavill is also likeable enough but, again, hamstrung by the twisty, convoluted inventions designed to limit his abilities during long stretches.
Studies show that leaders who use hand gestures are perceived as more likeable by their followers than those who do not.
One of the secrets of charismatic personalities is that they are aggressive with their followers: They don't try to be likeable.
CEOs like Donio face even greater scrutiny, as psychologists found female leaders are viewed as less "likeable" than their male counterparts.
He's killed it on Fox Sports as part of their postseason coverage, somehow completely rehabilitating his image and making himself likeable.
Bond with your interviewer Finding common ground with your interviewer creates a personal connection that makes you more memorable and likeable.
He was deemed likeable by 77% of respondents in the YouGov poll, followed by the Queen (74%), and Prince William (73%).
At the same time, agreeable people are likeable and empathetic, which can help them forge relationships with people on their team.
Likeable candidates with messages that resonate and who are perceived to be authentic by voters can raise a lot of money?
It features great visuals, snappy dialogue, and a likeable cast of young actors such as Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac.
When you build your awareness of how your actions are received by other people, you pave the way to becoming more likeable.
After all, she is one of the most likeable in the Trump family and one of their most effective public relations tools.
Because social networks selectively transmit the most attention-grabbing content, these systems' output will evolve to be maximally likeable, clickable, and shareable.
The decision to make her unlovable and sometimes frightening is daring, given the perpetual pressure to make female characters approachable and likeable.
By turns natural, likeable, insinuating and eerie, Alma clearly has no intention of following Joanna ignominiously out of Reynold's home and life.
Presidential candidates have long done the rounds of such programmes in the hope of raising their profiles and appearing likeable to voters.
He's a cool, strong guy who does cool, strong things, plus he seems like a legitimately likeable guy who paid his dues.
He's a likeable guy – he wouldn't have gotten the Today show gig if he didn't appeal to Millennial women, which he does.
Strangely lethargic, Klobuchar spent way too much time reminding everyone that she comes for the heartland and that she's likeable and electable.
In those days, the only 'reputation' Roger had was as a workaholic TV guy who managed to make Richard Nixon seem likeable.
"A lot of the characters I read are unflawed, really likeable gals, with lots of gumption," Brie said at a Netflix event.
But they're hoping she is able to do something more — to articulate a message that makes her something more than ""likeable enough.
You're usually not bothered by such things—you're a hard worker and you're very likeable when you're not eating other people's snacks.
Megan Fox claimed she felt she could not express her own #MeToo stories because she was not perceived as "sympathetic" or likeable enough.
Edward is certainly more likeable than the last character Karl played (Phil Connors in Groundhog Day), but he's still kind of a dick.
Cash advantage doesn't just allow a candidate to out-spend their opponent; it sends the message that they are considered reliable and likeable.
Sequenced immediately after the wounded "We're Just Friends" is "I'm Always In Love," with its chugging rhythm, squealing synths, and instantly likeable hook.
Given those sorts of expectations, the actual film comes as a pleasant surprise—a likeable, competent re-imagining of the classic comedy from 1984.
And Trump didn't dare interrupt or fight with the audience members, so this generally brought his demeanor under control and made him more likeable.
Women who obtain more success are also seen as less likeable, something that many of us felt like we saw in action last year.
After all, Archie Bunker changed the world, and so did Will & Grace, a show that presented gay characters as real and whole and likeable.
He has gone from likeable flack, known for joshing with journalists, to a bitter adversary stoking feuds with individual reporters to please his boss.
Even though smiling in person can make you more likeable, research suggests smiling virtually can work to your detriment — especially in more formal settings.
Instagrammers who post selfies may be judged as more insecure, less successful, less likeable, and less open to new experiences, a new study suggests.
Click through to uncover the tips and tricks we found, and then get ready to start taking perfectly likeable snaps for your own page.
They were certainly the neutral's choice among Italian fans elsewhere, and were seen by many as likeable underdogs despite Parmalat financing their meteoric rise.
It is a strange but ultimately likeable little movie, in no small part thanks to its young star and future sex symbol, Alan Alda.
The selected tracks were among those judged most likeable and least familiar—Kaelen explained that familiarity with a track could influence people's emotional response.
However, as Business Insider previously reported, there are a few habits that you can get into in order to come across as more likeable.
To be clear, Tinder's decision to launch Super Likeable isn't because of the problem of accidental swipes up – but that could an beneficial side effect.
The new Super Likeable feature isn't publicly available to all Tinder users at this point, as it's just now being testing in NYC and L.A.
Put bluntly, she needs voters to conclude that she is, to borrow a phrase from a 2008 Democratic primary debate with Barack Obama, "likeable enough".
The Indians aren't just good; they're smiley, young, and likeable, the kind of team you might root for even if you aren't an everyday fan.
Whenever rock/punk/etc was at its best or most revolutionary, it was sitting right at the edge of what was likeable and what wasn't.
Duduzane told the BBC in a rare interview he had built up his own ties with the Gupta brothers purely through being "a likeable guy".
Maggie is never a horrible person, although qualifying as the most likeable non-Gary Cole character in this film is clearing a pretty low bar.
Really, it's hard to even hold this big opportunity against Gastelum, who is a largely likeable character besides his inability to make the welterweight limit.
Even in undeniably negative situations, likeable leaders emanate an enthusiastic hope for the future, a confidence that they can help make tomorrow better than today.
Strangely, Alexandra is a likeable character; Gao is also extremely fun to watch, as only an elderly woman who is excellent at fighting can be.
Sleepy, bucolic Knowlton inspired the fictional Three Pines of her novels, where her likeable and inquisitive Chief Inspector Armand Gamache excavates the town's dark secrets.
McCaul noted that Cruz, who was "not as likeable" and unable to "fully" energize his party's base voters, lost his district to then-Democratic Rep.
Meanwhile, a September poll found that Melania is now the most likeable Trump -- and that her popularity has only grown as her husband's has fallen.
A doctor of six years, the likeable and relaxed 27-year-old looked weary but shrugged off any question of hardship with a casual stoicism.
On the show, he's a fairly bland but likeable hero—a guy who gets faced with a series of impossible challenges and does his best.
I also get the impression that he's a likeable guy because artists shout him out almost as often if not more often than Wayne himself.
She said she always asks directors why they want her for a part, and turns down roles where they are looking for "someone to be likeable".
Walden had personally recruited McClintock, a freshman wide receiver and Houston native who quickly established himself as one of the most likeable players on the Tigers.
Plaza plays his friend Lenny, a drug and alcohol abuser with "the likeable energy of the impossible optimist despite her rough demeanor," according to a release.
Any time anyone would say they were worried Frances is just not likeable, I'd remind them that Tony Soprano was a murderer, and we loved him.
I love Tony Soprano, but it's interesting that we were able to easily like Tony Soprano yet worry about whether or not a woman is likeable.
It's clear that Buck sees this, too, at least going by what he told SI. If nothing else, the story should make Buck even more likeable.
Sanders throws shade Remember when, in the heat of the 2008 primary, Obama looked at Clinton mid-debate and said, dismissively, that she was "likeable enough"?
Because women are rewarded if they appear likeable or stereotypically feminine, studies show employers may balk when a woman asks for a raise or higher salary.
The strangest part is that The Donald somehow seems more likeable in the context of pro wrestling than he does in the race for the presidency.
The qualitative data reveal that while moderate-achieving women are often viewed as likeable and socially skilled, employers are more skeptical about high-achieving women's personalities.
This is because the open-palmed gesture conveys trust, making people more likely to agree with what you're saying and to find you friendly and likeable.
As is often, perhaps always, the case, these female candidates seemed held to a higher standard when it came to being presidential, electable -- and even likeable.
She pointed out the "demoralizing" process of analyzing reporters' faces, smiles, laughs, and wardrobes to ensure on-camera personalities are "likeable" as the most shocking revelation.
It's not a home run — it is, at times, downright terrible — but simply by delivering a fun superhero story with likeable characters, it feels like a victory.
"Justin Trudeau is a likeable kind of guy, and we need somebody who has a good personality," said Katherine Federkiewicz, a Conservative delegate at the Toronto convention.
Yet they are still likeable, and it is a testament to the writers' skill that they found a way to make the audience relate to the characters.
At a management retreat for Likeable Media's executive team, Kerpen asked everyone to share the most difficult experiences they'd ever had and what they learned from them.
Inevitable as his departure was in light of recent results, it's hard not to feel that the Premier League has lost one of its more likeable characters.
The likeable asshole is arguably the least interesting character type in the universe, but if you're going to go for it, they need to be extremely likable.
However, Markle said that Harry had rung him to ask permission to marry Meghan, former star of the TV drama "Suits", and that he was very likeable.
Each candidate had an opportunity to show a more human and -- in some cases -- maybe a more likeable side than what they usually show on the debate stage.
With the new Super Likeable feature, using the Super Like option feels more like a game than a virtual version of a too-intense stare across the room.
If Trump can't find some way to connect with at least some of his questioners Sunday night in a likeable way, he's going to have a long night.
She has to walk this fine line between being cute and likeable but also being tough and wise and intelligent and it's too hard -- you can never win.
They also participated in what was surely one of the worst European Championship finals of all time, and with Pepe in the team they weren't even vaguely likeable.
An agreeable, smiling, love-beaming person seems more likeable and trustworthy; and when you like and trust a person, you're inclined to believe more of what they say.
"During my time with her Sheikha Latifa presented as a very likeable young woman with a wide range of interests but her vulnerability was apparent," the statement said.
Trump understands strong personal brands; Pitbull is a bit like an alternate universe Trump, if Trump's businesses didn't all go bankrupt and if he were far more likeable.
When this poorly-thought-out system fails, I employ another: buying likeable food, but keeping it far away from my apartment and downstairs in the creepy storage area.
The comedy in that sketch focused on the all-male Senate judiciary committee exchanging dating tips with Thomas, who was depicted as a likeable guy by Tim Meadows.
"Women are often expected to show more feminine traits like empathy and being modest, or risk being seen as less likeable and not a team player," Morgan added.
The Conservatives in Scotland fared better, led by the more telegenic and likeable leader Ruth Davidson, who managed to insulate herself from the taint of her U.K. counterpart.
But in this production, it transcends merely being a history play and remains instead a lively and funny show that features a new high from the always-likeable Urie.
"Jessica is a very gifted actress because she somehow makes a character who is not that likeable, deeply sympathetic," says now-legendary horror producer Jason Blum via phone interview.
Sanders has also pulled ahead when likely voters are asked to name the most likeable candidate in the field, 27% name him, 20% Biden, 14% Buttigieg and 5743% Warren.
Biden trumps other candidates for likeability -- 28% said he's the most likeable Democratic candidate -- while Sanders wins on progressiveness (20203% of Democratic likely voters said he's the most progressive).
Because of that, it's also the Deer Tick's most optimistic effort yet, a masterclass in newfound maturity not losing what made the band so likeable in the first place.
Even in a crowded room, likeable leaders make people feel like they're having a one-on-one conversation, as if they're the only person in the room that matters.
But as likeable of a character Heather Hardy is in the fighting world, how she will perform might not be the biggest focus of her transition on January 14th.
It was nearly a perfect summer for England, a heady mix of unusually good weather, an unusually good football song and a bizarrely likeable England side lighting up the tournament.
When you see the Super Likeable screen appear, you then get to use one extra Super Like that can be sent to one of four people presented on the card.
She says there is a big "favor economy" in business, and that performing kind acts for other professionals makes you more likeable and could even be returned down the line.
Without a doubt the most likeable film to come out of the Apatow production pipeline, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel's paean to bro-hood is tailor-made for the sesh.
I've heard world-famous, 'likeable' comedians laugh about the spread of STDs in high school kids, and the sad backgrounds that see many women end up in the pornographic industry.
When comparing women who wore makeup versus what they look like bare-faced, participants in a 2011 Harvard study viewed the groomed woman as more attractive, competent, likeable, and trustworthy.
Rockstar Games has created many a protagonist in its 18 years in business, but few feel quite so relatable, as likeable, and as empathetic as Red Dead Redemption's John Marston.
It's not that Taylor-Joy's Emma is more likeable more as a person than say, Jennifer Ehle's Lizzie in the epic BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" or Thompson's Elinor.
"My mother taught me not to fear being the butt of the joke, not to worry about being likeable or perfect, and to lovingly go for the kill," she said.
His pedigree as an activist alongside Mandela and a trade unionist for miners made him highly likeable in a country that still struggles with stark inequality and a floundering economy.
After researching over 500 self-made millionaires, he found that they were all likeable— or, in today's lingo, they all had "soft skills" and a high level of emotional intelligence.
Carnegie claims that the lessons he shares in the book from the lives of people like Abraham Lincoln and from modern psychology will help you be more likeable and persuasive.
Nope. Episode 10 If you want to see a pair of twisted, but ultimately likeable, TV sisters, I recommend you subscribe to Starz and watch its impeccable six-episode show, Vida.
We cared about these strong, likeable characters, and their story kept us grounded among the thornier details of Hogwarts, Quidditch, the Death Eaters, and entire mythology of Rowling's wider wizarding world.
The Library Policeman has all the classic elements of a good Stephen King story: an evocative setting, a decades-old monster, and a group of unlikely (but ultimately very likeable) heroes.
Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor who is now a defense lawyer, said prosecutors likely want to show Manafort's "luxurious lifestyle," with the aim of making him less likeable to jurors.
TalentSmart research data from more than a million people shows that leaders who possess these qualities aren't just highly likeable, they outperform those who don't possess them by a large margin.
"Jamie Parker makes a studious and likeable Harry, Paul Thornley's Ron has an effortless goofy appeal, and Noma Dumezweni brings a sober authority to Hermione," wrote Henry Hitchings in the Evening Standard.
Trump followed that with a hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live" in November, giving him yet another chance — in front of a national audience — to come off as likeable and non-extremist.
Dating Around is reveals much about what we ask of women — what they must present as and endure to be "likeable," and how hard it is to date men as a woman.
And Piazza and Pride also received direction on certain things, like making sure the book character Karl, based on the TV show character Charles, is likeable, since Charles is a fan favorite.
That's part of the "likeability trap," or the double standards society has for men and women in the workplace, and the increased importance of women being perceived as likeable to get ahead.
For now, however, his base is likely to continue supporting the man that they see as electable, likeable, and who often evokes the good-old-days of the pre-Trump Obama administration.
STAN LEE, who died on November 12th aged 95, was the embodiment of an old-fashioned American archetype: the likeable, industrious hustler, whose enthusiasm for self-advancement was uncorrupted by callousness or cynicism.
I thought Lucas just had these weird, idiosyncratic things that make him so that he can't create likeable characters anymore, and once he was out of the picture things would improve a lot.
Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few: The good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented.
Plus, former NFL player and all-around likeable and amped up internet personality Terry Crews was also trotted out in the video to promote the game and lend his signature voice acting skills.
As unoriginal as it may be, the film is bound to be an award-winning smash, because it boasts a likeable, natural performance from Lady Gaga, one of pop music's most talented provocateurs.
This year Mr Deschamps has forged a side of likeable team players, who were as boisterous in the dressing-room after the match as they were disciplined, focused and ruthless during the tournament.
But unlike Henry Cavill's likeable, charming, and altruistic Superman, the alternate Kal-El in a new movie trailer doesn't understand his own power — but he understands how to use it to terrify people.
The poll showed the SPD's new leader, Martin Schulz, had made a good impression with voters, 67 percent of whom said he was likeable and 66 percent of whom said he was competent.
A genuine smile sends the message to others that we are likeable, trustworthy and dependable — the kind of person others want to do business with, engage in conversation, or build meaningful relationships with.
His character Sushil is not the most likeable character even at the beginning of the film, and by the time it ends, you are sure to detest his cat-got-the-cream expression.
After years of skating by on singles and EPs, the hard-touring and outrageously likeable Canucks finally dropped their long-awaited debut, Higher Power, and it blows the fuckin' lid off of everything.
He went on 97.5 FM in Philly and talked about how he—and who knows why because he seems so likeable—could never get McNabb to like him and throw him the ball.
Women who behave in ways that don't fit the gender norm, for example being assertive in their career, have been found to be perceived as less likeable and less likely to be hired.
Is Biden really just a likeable Democrat prone to gaffes with some blemishes in an otherwise stalwart career or is he a politician whose policy choices have been far too accommodating to conservative politics?
"Likeable" and "normal" people like "Jeremy" helped explain to the public that big telecoms love treating all traffic on the web with the same priority, they just don't want that to be the law.
West Ham used to be a likeable middle-sized club, but recent dalliances with a controversial stadium deal, poorly compensated former employees and Conservative Party donations have rather taken the shine off the Irons.
Relatives of the group's victims said the play, which quoted excerpts from a book by imprisoned November 17 member Savas Xiros, gave him "a chance to become likeable" and was aimed at his release.
Just because there's this expectation that women in pop and the public eye in general are expected to be super likeable all the time, and something must be wrong if everyone doesn't love you.
The best argument for him is that, by all accounts, he is a good and likeable manager, aware of his weaknesses and (as his monologue about London's rival cities suggests) open to external ideas.
And when asked how likable or personable respondents perceived the candidates to be, Sanders was found to be the third-most likeable in the field, though was considered more likable by men than women.
Petras, on the other hand, is eminently likeable and very talented, and comes with a significant and very vocal online fanbase who would undoubtedly flip out at the idea of Petras being un-nominated.
McGee is a likeable, noble, sardonic houseboat-dwelling dilettante in all his books, but the horror he endures (and by necessity, causes) in this one was as powerful as any "literary" novel I've read.
The ones that hop among the briars in Love and the Pilgrim (1896-97) are chirpy customers – nearby in the exhibition are some of his very likeable preliminary sketches of them on the wing.
As the CEO of a startup that's constantly growing and changing — Likeable Local, and the Chairman of a more-mature-but-still-fast-growing agency, this continues to be a key priority of mine.
Louis Viardot emerges as a quiet hero, Pauline Viardot as a ruthless but likeable pragmatist and Turgenev as an insufferable prig whom posterity (and perhaps Louis) could forgive only because of his excellent, observant prose.
And so we got our winners, the likeable lads of Apollo, who impressed in earlier rounds by flipping over even the house robots, which weigh three times the maximum weight of competitors, at over 300kg.
But with Ghostbusters, they get to play very likeable, caricature-free characters, which is especially cheering with McCarthy, whose collaboration with Feig in last year's Spy was the best thing either of them have done.
Happy Gilmore is by no means a great movie, but it is likeable enough, and it's impressive whenever a Loved It As A Kid movie holds up even remotely well two decades after its release.
Women are often shown as secondary characters to men or in stereotyped roles showing them as "likeable" or "caring", according to the Kantar AdReaction study which examined more than 3,000 adverts tested globally in 2018.
While she is most interested in Castro and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke at the moment, she described Biden as a very likeable person who is experienced and has done good work for the country.
Ms Mordaunt's rise, on the other hand, is reordering the race to succeed the prime minister, providing Brexiteers with a potential new champion who is less dodgy than Boris Johnson and more likeable than Dominic Raab.
And for certain types of professional content creators and merchants, cutting their less likeable posts out of the feed — like their calls to buy their products or follow their other social accounts — was detrimental to their business.
This is the 13th Star Trek film, and it ranks somewhere in the middle because of the series' considerable strengths—its well-drawn characters, its likeable performers, its smart and stripped-down approach to sci-fi spectacle.
Obviously, it didn't work, but I don't hold that against him, I don't think it was personal, but I think he's very talented, very likeable, and has a future in public service beyond what he's doing now.
Even Rodriguez's acclaimed run as a postseason baseball analyst with FOX Sports—during which he was affable, intelligent, and downright likeable—has not taken him to a place where he can be viewed as authentic, per se.
Despite admitting to having no talent and no ambitions and not being very likeable (that last one was me editorializing), they've put together a pretty damn solid eight songs for an album called Midlife Crisis Tropical Vacation.
They offer a surprising amount of bass, which lends them a pleasing quality, but their frequency response is all over the place and there are less likeable spikes of treble that forced me to turn the volume down.
There's something instantly likeable in the trio, an inherent friendliness amidst the stretched ears and tattooed skin, and I find myself wanting to impress the kids who were once probably ostracized for these very attributes in high school.
And this doesn't just mean being a likeable person — it means being someone that can also be seen as the person to get this job done and can be trusted with what could be seen as risk taking.
You had to fear we'd learn something awful about him after he became instantly famous, like he dips his pizza in mayonnaise or he's secretly a Blackhawks fans, but he turned out to be a likeable marquee fan.
Not only will he try to make his opponents less likeable, but he will also attempt to depress the overall vote by making the campaign so ugly that some voters who may have otherwise voted Democrat will tune out.
Some players enter the game with profiles that include pictures, personalities, ages, lifestyles, or views that are very different from their own in an effort to cultivate the most likeable social media profile, rather than representing their authentic selves.
But during a 12-hour visit across the border Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to soften that image, at least somewhat, by presenting himself as a normal, even likeable fellow with candid, humble side and a quick wit.
O.J.: Made in AmericaDirector Ezra Edelman's ambitious look at the life of Orenthal James Simpson is a study of celebrity, sports, race, and class in America—framed by the compelling life of one supremely talented, hugely likeable, and deeply flawed athlete.
Idris Elba's Shere Khan is a freakishly terrifying presence, but like the animated menace that came before, there's something relatable, even likeable, about this lone Bengal tiger who deals in death to keep the jungle in a state of unease.
Though the movie is told from the perspective of Kendall (also known as Elizabeth Kloepfer) and based on her book The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy some believed the film painted Bundy as too charming and likeable a character.
While the selfie-taker believes he or she is presenting him or herself in the most favorable way, research suggests that observers rate the same person as more attractive, more likeable, and less narcissistic in a photo taken by others.
Chase is a very likeable leading man, Frank Honey a bumbling comedy sidekick of sorts, and Forrest Blackwell makes for a suitably wickedly smiling main antagonist—though his British accent gives away his evil intentions long before its properly revealed.
Sandler and co-star Drew Barrymore discovered a charmingly awkward chemistry together as they shared the same "likeable enough" leading role quality, which they've tried to replicate once a decade with 280's 280 First Dates and 2014's Blended.
In late 2016, Wales Interactive put out The Bunker, a clunky but likeable FMV mystery in which the player-controlled John must investigate the history of his underground surroundings, and the horrors that played out there not so many years ago.
"Network (TV) is limited by what it can put on air, and it answers to advertisers, so there are a lot of limitations as to how far you can go, whether a character is likeable, edgy, racy," said "Jessica Jones" creator Rosenberg.
A University of Massachusetts study found that managers were willing to accept an auditor's argument with no supporting evidence if he or she was likeable, and Jack Zenger found that just 1 in 2000 unlikeable leaders were considered effective by their colleagues.
Lawrence previously penned an essay for Lenny Letter in which she explained that it was her desire to be seen as "likeable" rather than "difficult" by fighting for more money that led her to settle for less on her film American Hustle.
It's hard to say whether Avatars will be able to top the offbeat charm of a well-placed Bitmoji — one of the best gags on HBO's Barry is Noho Hank's use of Bitmoji, cementing his place as the world's most likeable hitman.
The eight hour-long episodes provide welcome space for actors with the power to command complex and not always sympathetic roles: Ms Adams is faultless as Camille, forever teetering between being likeable and reviled, pitied and an object of envy and scorn.
It is hard to be both tough and likeable, but it can be done: Deborah Cameron and Sylvia Shaw, two British academics, analysed the 2015 general-election debates, and found that Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish Nationalists' leader, interrupted most among the seven participants.
A new study by Washington State University and the University of Southern Mississippi, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, suggests that posting selfies on Instagram makes people seem more insecure, less successful, less likeable, and less open to new experiences.
"Another, slightly darker, more self-aware and tomboyish character -- which is perhaps a bit closer to people's reality, but still likeable and cute enough, opens up new markets, targeting those who would not see themselves to be like Kitty, but more like Aggretsuko," explained Kirsh.
Aides to Mr Trump told the New York Times that the businessman is also being advised on his upcoming debates with Mrs Clinton by Roger Ailes, a vastly experienced media strategist who cut his teeth teaching Richard Nixon how to appear more likeable on television.
From Alexander Hamilton to Henry Ford, General Electric's Jack Welch, the Google founders and myriad capitalists in between, "Capitalism in America" is a thorough review of the good and some of the bad of U.S. business success – and its versatile if not always likeable proponents.
Tulo is likeable as hell and I'll probably keep believing massive production at the plate is just around the corner for the rest of his time here, but if they could get rid of that contract—which they can't—I'd be all for it.
There's a bit of Rob's flawed personality that gets lost in translation from the book's depiction to the one on screen, partly the result of the character being played by John Cusack and the fact that, well, the guy is just so damned likeable.
Here were the no-hopers, the relegation survivors who, with a makeshift collection of journeymen, bargain-basement signings and unlikely over-achievers all overseen by a likeable coach that few fans wanted, downed the best and richest teams in a league dominated by a mega-wealthy elite.
She is clearly thoughtful, extremely smart, and prepared to lean into the historic moment that her candidacy presents, but like Hillary Clinton, she has yet to find her voice or ability to create a likeable narrative that will drive apathetic Democrats to the polls on Election Day.
Since everything from the aforementioned Mindhunter to CW monster-of-the-week mystery series Supernatural has given viewers the old "likeable handsome guy and his bookish, less cool, but equally handsome, partner solve crimes" premise, Fanning's Sara gives The Alienist the extra spark it needs to truly pop.
Comey delivered the most dispassionate and devastating delivery possible in portraying President TrumpDonald John TrumpO'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms Objections to Trump's new immigration rule wildly exaggerated MORE as the new Richard Nixon — just a lot less likeable.
Sheeran, with his shit-eating grin, codes as likeable because he seems genuinely aware of the absurdity of being as monumentally famous as he is, and that awareness drips itself into a genuine sense of warmth, in a way it doesn't with, say, James Corden or Jamie Jones.
And in the early 2000s the infamous Heidi-Howard study had shown that mba students preferred a male candidate (Howard) over a female (Heidi) with an identical back story and CV: both were rated as competent, but Howard was considered more likeable and thus hireable, and Heidi as more selfish.
And beyond our industry, women are less likely than men to be given plum assignments, are given less useful feedback, are seen as pushy when they ask for pay rises (men are seen as ambitious) and, in leadership roles, may be seen as either competent or likeable, but rarely both.
" Society is telling us we should use toilet paper—not bidets—to clean ourselves; society has caught women in the bind of being demure and likeable or outspoken and a bitch; society has "tricked us into believing that what it is saying is truth or reality or 'just how things are.
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Yet magically, she's managed to maintain a persona so likeable, she even makes James Corden's gurning banter somewhat bearable for the 14 minutes we watch them cruise around rainy London ("Americans are gonna think England's rubbish," says Adele) and belt along to the radio in the latest installment of Corden's Carpool Karaoke feature.
Of course, when your political appeal is based around pandering and pettiness, xenophobia aimed at the American melting pot, thin skin for critics, and the cannibalizing of a low-information electorate, all in the guise of bucking convention and The Establishment, it's not hard to be more likeable in any other setting.
But while Ronstadt has always been known in the industry as being "difficult" simply because she did what she wanted and not what others expected, she has now earned the right to speak her mind wherever and whenever she wants — without fear of industry blowback and without concern for being a "likeable" lady.
"Women are in a bit of a bind because we're expected to be likeable especially in the workplace environment, and we could be penalized for asking for more simply because we're supposed to go along with things," Georgene Huang, Fairygodboss Co-Founder and CEO told CNBC's "On the Money" in an interview.
Dave Grohl and Justin Timberlake, two of the most likeable men in music, hung out and drank whiskey together in the parking lot outside of EastWest studios around the recording of the new Foo Fighters record, Concrete and Gold, according to Josh Eells's profile of the band, published at the Rolling Stone this morning.
" Moscovici appealed, however, to the other presidential candidates, who include Independent Emmanuel Macron and Republican Francois Fillon, to prove themselves to the electorate and, ultimately, make a stronger case for remaining in the EU. "The other candidates need to have a stronger campaign and show that they are credible to propose a future that is likeable for the French.
As written by Rene Gube in "I'm Not the Person I Used to Be," Greg is pretty much the same guy, but healthier: He still has the sardonic charm that made him so likeable back in season one ("That's funny, you are Greg, you're funny," Rebecca marvels when he cracks a joke), only now it's less viciously self-loathing.
The stories these women tell paint a disturbing picture of one of the country's most likeable comedians: a man many Americans know as Cliff Huxtable, America's favorite dad on The Cosby Show (the No. 275 show on TV for five straight years), and a man who remains a crusader for education and personal responsibility (see box).
" Just as he boasted in an undercover sting operation broadcast by Channel 4 News last month, Nix in 2015 said SCL had seen a "100 percent success rate" in more than 100 election campaigns across Asia, Africa, India and western Europe, adding that the firm's methods could get a "fundamentally flawed" candidate elected by maximising their "likeable traits.
Pence was largely seen as the more likeable candidate on the stage, 228% to 22%, and nearly all of the movement in Kaine's favorability rating post-debate was toward the negative side: His unfavorable rating rose from 28% among this same group of debate watchers when they were interviewed pre-debate to 40% after, while his favorability number held about even at 55%.
Throw in the facts that, according to research, competent men are seen as likeable, while competent women are seen as bitchy, that women get less credit for their accomplishments than men do, that men are often promoted on promise while women get elevated only on the basis of performance, and that sexual harassment is a constant problem for women in tech.
McGregor is at his best, as a rule, when he is allowed to keep his own Scottish accent, and he gives one of his most likeable and natural performances as Perry, a decent man who will nonetheless snort a line of cocaine if it's offered, and who may be tempted by any other pleasures of the flesh which come his way.
Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisHarry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Warren offers plan to repeal 6900 crime law authored by Biden Sanders leads Democratic field in Colorado poll MORE (D-Calif.), the likeable "Uncle Joe," raised in hardscrabble Scranton, Pa. by middle-class parents, seems a good bet to reconnect with those voters.
So even as the new season takes us in exciting new directions—a shift from war among kings to looming conflicts among queens (Cersei, Daenerys, Sansa, Margaery Tyrell, and Ellaria Sand)—and we brace for the death of any likeable character on the show, there's reason to be optimistic about future stories drawing from the rich history of Westeros and Essos.
Trump's shadow looms over this novel more and more as it winds to its close, and the parallels between Barry's corrupt, venal work and the corrupt, venal administration that has emerged since Trump was elected become ever more clear to the reader: Barry might be a likeable sadsack, but he's still complicit in a system that is slowly destroying the fabric of the country.
J.Crew doesn't have the over-the-top quality of some other shows (or, as fashion critic Vanessa Friedman recently called them, "hashtag hoo-has") such as Alexander Wang or Yeezy, nor does it possess the almost couture-like sensibility of designers such as Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, but what it does have are clothes that are wearable, marketable, and likeable by a broad range of people.
Why did he tell NME immediately afterwards that Amstell was a "snotty little posh boy" who didn't write his own jokes, only to backtrack two years later in an interview with the BBC calling him "funny, charming and likeable" and saying "I'm struggling to think why I would have acted so weird [...] I would love to go on there and show them that I'm not a tantrum-y person"?
But what a female showrunner can give you is, at the very least, a fighting chance to get stories on the air which have female protagonists who feel complicated and real, who are not merely perennially "likeable" appendages to the male characters who get all the good stuff: interesting jobs, moral quandaries, personal agency, not to mention the ability to age or appear even slightly less glossy than your standard, extremely thin fashion model.
This is something that's happened in the last few seasons of the show where these queens know that being on this program is going to launch their drag careers into the stratosphere, and the longer they can stay on and the more likeable they can become then the more Instagram followers they'll amass which they'll be able to transform into merch sales, ticket sales, and longer lines at their meet and greets.
Rogue One expanded the story to show that likeable people surrendered their lives to give the original heroes the chance they needed to set the plot in motion, and it gave the original trilogy a new sense of gravity — Leia's interrogation becomes braver when the audience recalls that Jyn, Cassian, and K2 died to give her the information she is keeping from Darth Vader, and Luke's Force-assisted shot at Galen Urso's eff-you flaw in the Death Star transforms from a momentary victory to the bittersweet culmination of a grander sacrifice.

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