How to Use akin in a Sentence

akin

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• The two languages are closely akin.
• So a few minutes on a hot grill is akin to searing a beef steak.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The first option in a very basic sense is akin to an ETF.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
• However, this approach is akin to pouring fuel on a fire.
  — Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• For Siné, pulling it off—and running the race—would be akin to beating her condition.
  — Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2022
• This is akin to the ancient Greeks inventing the steam engine and using it only as a children's toy.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• The texture is also insanely cool and refreshing, akin to Jell-O.
  — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
• Lengthy early voting is akin to a jury hearing only the state’s case and then adjourning to deliberate.
  — WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• These thinkers, across the political spectrum, see border crossing as something akin to an inherent human right.
  — Alex Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• And having their contemporary counterparts at the dinner table with clients is akin to a live-action marketing campaign.
  — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2022
• Giving to Globe Santa is akin to taking a meal to a shut-in neighbor, donating canned and dry goods to a food drive; an act of kindness with direct impact.
  — Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
• Exposure therapy is fairly intuitive; each session is akin to the habituation that comes after jumping into a cold pool.
  — Virginia Hughes Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• At this stage in the process, the token sale is akin to an IOU.
  — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
• The gusset felt akin to terrycloth, and the shorts were nice and soft.
  — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024
• Fresh seafood will have a sweet smell and an aroma akin to the sea.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
• Look for straps made of nylon, akin to the feel of a seatbelt.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
• Bradley explained the award is akin to an MVP, so rarely goes to the same town two years in a row.
  — Laura Bruni, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• His legacy is akin to a cloth that’s been wrung bone-dry.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
• If the garment is akin to shapewear, it’s made to be a base layer and is fine as-is.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
• The snow in the Sierra now is akin to the type more frequently seen in the Rocky Mountains.
  — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
• The staring might be akin to a dog begging for food at the table.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• Glacial streams become more akin to them as the ice recedes.
  — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
• But for Nexstar, the numbers may as well be akin to the Super Bowl.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
• That would be a disaster, akin to putting the inmates in charge of the asylum.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• According to Long, the pup was in a stage akin to the terrible twos.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• One of the pools looks akin to a small lake and every pavilion overlooks the water.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
• Though there are puzzles, this isn’t akin to an escape room with a fail state.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
• That’s akin to adding another New York City to the system.
  — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• At the time, Whoopi joked that the color was akin to Pepto Bismol, but fans couldn't get enough of it.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2023
• The Caribbean food scene in the UK is akin to a private members’ club.
  — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024