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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The best way to explain it to Allure readers is to liken it to the Rhode Lip Case, which looks like a standard phone case from the front but has a slot designed specifically to hold one of the brand’s Peptide Lip Tints on the back.
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Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
While Chappell Roan has been very serious about her pleas to fans to respect her personal space, Saturday Night Live found a way to make light of the situation on this weekend’s season 50 premiere by likening the red-hot pop star to Moo Deng, the 2-month-old pygmy hippo living at a zoo in Thailand.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2024
There is a mid-2000s feel to the track, and a Twitter user perfectly likened this track to when Pharrell and Slim Thug worked together.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Buffett likened the situation to a typhoon that would soon pass.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
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Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
While Chappell Roan has been very serious about her pleas to fans to respect her personal space, Saturday Night Live found a way to make light of the situation on this weekend’s season 50 premiere by likening the red-hot pop star to Moo Deng, the 2-month-old pygmy hippo living at a zoo in Thailand.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2024
There is a mid-2000s feel to the track, and a Twitter user perfectly likened this track to when Pharrell and Slim Thug worked together.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Buffett likened the situation to a typhoon that would soon pass.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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