How to Use liken to in a Sentence

liken to

phrasal verb

• This pattern can be likened to the ebb and flow of ocean tides.
  — Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2023
• The links in her gown could be likened to an intricate web.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
• Before the war started, Cochran was likened to Amelia Earhart.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• The mulch is used to keep weeds at bay and for a technique Ahmad likens to making lasagna.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2023
• He’s often likened to a ninja by the NBC broadcast booth, and for good reason.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2023
• More than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) thick in places, Thwaites has been likened to a cork in a bottle.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
• With a grip on its readers that Harari likens to QAnon’s, Kramer’s book encouraged the witch hunts that killed tens of thousands.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
• It is served in a collectible, acrylic cup, which has even been likened to a fashion accessory.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
• In some ways, this post-Deng period can be likened to the United States’ Progressive era.
  — Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
• The con is called pig butchering — so named because victims are likened to hogs, fattened up for slaughter.
  — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
• The size of the crowd could be likened to the flock that filled the same building for Mikey Williams, a former internet sensation and the first high school athlete to sign a shoe deal, in the 2022 event.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
• Lek’s paintings are so layered that they have been likened to quilts — rich patchworks that remind viewers how much more there is to see.
  — The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• The movie, in its totally kitsch way, frames itself as a thriller, with the competition to create the Pop-Tart likened to the race to the moon shot or the Manhattan Project.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 May 2024
• Baseball brawls can be likened to the height of incivility.
  — Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
• This grain has a unique taste that is often likened to that of wheat but with a slightly sweeter profile and a more hearty, full-bodied texture.
  — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2023
• At a courtroom lectern, Etienne expressed her frustration with the plea deal, which her attorneys have likened to a slap on the wrist.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
• The level of adoration among his fans has often been likened to that of a religious figure.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
• The figure also appears have a large blue rectangle on her head, which some have likened to Marge’s iconic sky high blue hair.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
• Those killed, who ranged in age from 9 to 27, died from compression asphyxia, which an expert likened to being crushed by a car.
  — Juan Lozano, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Ohtani, 29, who has been likened to the legendary Babe Ruth for his ability to hit home runs and pitch at elite levels, has also helped lift sponsors’ share prices in the past.
  — Aya Wagatsuma, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Locating specific objects across such a wide swath of seafloor has been likened to searching for the smallest needles in the largest haystack.
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Facebook Marketplace could be likened to an online garage sale.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 1 July 2023
• One of the most common causes of facial swelling is known as angioedema, a condition that experts liken to hives.
  — Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
• The global outreach suggests China is trying to recruit more countries to its side in what has often been likened to a new Cold War.
  — John Liu, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The James Beard Award, given in several categories, has been likened to the Oscars of the restaurant industry.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
• In 2016, the European Commission first introduced the idea of a new pre-entry requirement that many likened to a tourist visa.
  — Jessica Poitevien, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2023
• Its fat, fuzzy flower buds, likened to certain insect antennae, have unique charm.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
• The faults, which Marshall likened to a series of circuit breakers tripping at the same time, were remarkable for the amount of power lost, a third of the usual 120 volts coursing through lines.
  — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
• Breadfruit’s taste is bland, a cross between mashed potatoes and sourdough bread; its gooey consistency when ripe has been likened to wallpaper paste.
  — Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
• The excessive attention paid to Gunn’s poor performance is tinged with anti-Blackness—the systematic disdain for Black people and cultural forms—that has been likened to minstrelsy.
  — A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024