How to Use analogous in a Sentence

analogous

adjective

• The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.
  — Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
• But to refer to it as Zea; that would be analogous to using the word cannabis to describe hemp and marijuana.
  — Noelle Crombie, OregonLive.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• This is completely analogous to what happens in human brains under the same conditions.
  — Simon Worrall, National Geographic, 9 Sep. 2017
• Machine learning programs synthesize knowledge in a way that’s analogous to how children learn.
  — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• Those near-monopolies and revenue streams were analogous to the ones that Google and Facebook now enjoy on a much grander, global scale.
  — Will Oremus, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017
• The humpbacks' movement is analogous to a person standing with her arms outstretched, swinging them inward until the palms meet in front of her chest, and spreading them wide again.
  — Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 12 July 2017
• This is not to say that localism at the municipal level and federalism are precisely analogous.
  — Max Bloom, National Review, 13 July 2017
• The situation is analogous to a human who is infected with herpes and periodically get cold sores.
  — Colleen Burge, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2017
• Introduction In each of these columns separately, there is a wave side that consists of a collection of special functions analogous to repeating waves.
  — Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
• A James Beard Award in the food world is analogous to an Oscar in the movie world.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023
• The horses are, in some ways, analogous to cars in GTA.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2018
• The House’s role in the impeachment is analogous to that of a grand jury.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2019
• And there are many problems that are analogous to that.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 3 Oct. 2018
• Xi’s view of Taiwan is analogous to Putin’s view of Ukraine.
  — Dan Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2022
• By comparing the sizes of the youngest fish to the growth rates of analogous modern fish, the team even refined this date.
  — David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
• In a way, some of this to me is analogous to stuff that happens in Hollywood.
  — Jeremy Egner, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2018
• Try it in a palette of analogous colors such as sky blue and spring green for a soft, serene look.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• There’s no analogous sort of tasks in any other art form.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
• Biden has faced pivotal nights like this before, the most analogous being his March State of the Union.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
• This week, the Democrats should try an analogous approach in Congress.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2021
• What men have done to women over hundreds of years is more analogous to a crime scene than an engine that’s out of whack.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 3 Oct. 2018
• There’s an analogous thing that happens with the Earth system.
  — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
• Old forests are analogous to cities with life that thrives at every level.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
• The hood of a car, which is more analogous to a frying pan than pavement or concrete, is even hotter.
  — Layla McMurtrie, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022
• That per capita toll is analogous to Germany’s and one of the lowest in the world among larger nations.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
• Rothfeld said the unit is analogous to a hospital inside the prison.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020
• Meet the Neighbors Pick three analogous hues that sit next to one another on the color wheel for a soothing scheme that is easy on the eyes.
  — Mike Irvine, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• This scene feels analogous to The Bold Type itself mulling over its Eva decision.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 27 May 2021
• An athlete’s VO2 max is analogous to a car’s engine size.
  — Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
• Home-charging equipment is analogous to a USB cable to charge your phone.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 25 July 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024