How to Use akin in a Sentence

akin

adjective

• The two languages are closely akin.
• Look for straps made of nylon, akin to the feel of a seatbelt.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
• One of the pools looks akin to a small lake and every pavilion overlooks the water.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
• Choose from three shade combinations, including raspberry paired with a soft blush pink akin to rose gold.
  — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
• The brains of the transgenic monkeys — those with the human gene — developed at a slower pace, akin to that of a human, than those in transgene-free monkeys.
  — Teal Burrell, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2022
• In her most detailed comments since the episode, Nancy Pelosi said last month that she has been racked by trauma and something akin to survivor’s guilt.
  — Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
• These are roughly akin to separation and divorce, using the couples-therapy analogy.
  — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
• Failing to update your estate plan is akin to ignoring the realities of a relationship; what was once ideal may no longer suit current circumstances.
  — Ashley Case, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
• Accompanying her on her ordinary walk, the reader has a feeling akin to learning that even the plainest songbirds are dazzling in the ultraviolet range.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2022
• Lewis noted that co-productions and pre-sales will take on bigger roles in the future, but was keen to urge his contemporaries to adopt indie financing models that are more akin to filmmaking.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
• Seeing McDonald on stage is akin to experiencing a rolling thunder of gravitas.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2022
• This weekend will be strictly business as the Bengals try to stymie Brady and prevent him from producing any comebacks akin to the one Karras referenced.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2022
• Others view them as more akin to architecture: beautiful but functional and in need of occasional rewiring and replumbing to suit the expectations of modern users.
  — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2022
• Journalism here is serious business — akin to a sacred vocation, actually — and its practitioners are straitlaced and earnest.
  — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 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
• 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
• 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: 12 Nov 2024