Examples of liken in a Sentence
he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
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Airlines Southwest and American will also report Thursday, and Cramer was not overly optimistic on both companies’ prospects, likening them to Delta, a peer that recently posted a disappointing quarter.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Spreading the love Though some likened the event to the infamous Fyre Festival, a 2017 event in the Bahamas widely considered to be a failure, not everyone shared the same experience as those who called out the festival on social media.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Witt likens it to telling one delivery van to drop off packages in sequence.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
As is often the case, hell is pictured as a creaky bureaucracy, with out of date manuals and orders sent by fax; representative Midge (Jolene Purdy) likens the recruitment of souls to a multilevel marketing scheme.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Spreading the love Though some likened the event to the infamous Fyre Festival, a 2017 event in the Bahamas widely considered to be a failure, not everyone shared the same experience as those who called out the festival on social media.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Witt likens it to telling one delivery van to drop off packages in sequence.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
As is often the case, hell is pictured as a creaky bureaucracy, with out of date manuals and orders sent by fax; representative Midge (Jolene Purdy) likens the recruitment of souls to a multilevel marketing scheme.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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