How to Use similar in a Sentence

similar

adjective

• Our cats are similar in size.
• I would have reacted in a similar way if it had happened to me.
• You two look very similar to each other.
• I was going to say something similar.
• They had similar experiences growing up, even though they came from vastly different backgrounds.
• We got remarkably similar results.
• All of them have similar plans for the White House if (re-)elected.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
• Come prepared with a monologue similar to the style of the show and to read from the script.
  — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• Which was the last team to get the better of the Tide by playing a similar style?
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 4 Jan. 2018
• There have been similar matchups in the West since the league went to this format.
  — courant.com, 12 Sep. 2020
• This is very similar to the way a nor'easter in winter would track up the coast.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 6 July 2020
• The new show is very similar, but the world has made great strides and changes and the show has adapted.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2018
• The longer-term picture is similar over the next five years, the report said.
  — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 6 July 2018
• The green skin is similar to that of its cousin, the cucumber.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2022
• The start of the game was similar to Wednesday, when the Kings got going against the Nuggets early.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
• The tint lasts a few weeks and is similar to BB Glow micro needling.
  — Essence, 23 Sep. 2023
• The game turned for good in a similar situation to open the fourth.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
• Is a mild case of the coronavirus similar to a mild case of the common cold?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2020
• The vaccine used down south is similar, though not identical, to the one in the north.
  — oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2019
• By and large, though, the lives of young men and young women are changing in similar ways.
  — Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
• Clark says the team needs a practice field similar to its home field.
  — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• In the past, countries have fallen short of goals set in similar deals.
  — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
• Data from the rest of the country show a similar pattern.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2021
• The younger Tai is so similar to the older Tai but has such a more pure heart and the best intentions.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
• This two-piece tie-dye set looks so similar to the one the actress wore a couple months ago.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
• In straighter hair, the outside and inside cells were more similar in length.
  — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018
• Green and red are similar, though, again, Saveur says red are smoother and sweeter.
  — Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
• Nearly a year ago to the day, the Corsairs won in similar fashion.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
• Hunting this deer is similar to hunting the fringes of buck bedding outside of the rut.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
• But residents were skeptical the changes would make any difference, noting that many of the reforms were remarkably similar to efforts the city had made in the past.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024