How to Use like in a Sentence

like

1 of 3 verb

• What is it that you like or dislike about him most?
• She says she likes him as a friend but she's not attracted to him.
• He likes baseball, but he loves football.
• My boss was a tough guy, but I liked him for his honesty.
• I don't know what it is about that guy, but I just don't like him.
• I liked the movie a lot more than I thought I would.
• Do you like Mexican food?
• They were political allies who truly liked each other.
• You’ll be very liked one day and very not liked the next.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Gail likes to go for walks along the lake, and Phil likes to fish.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Looking over the rack, there were more and more things to like.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
• Cézanne at the time was a hard painter to love and an even harder man to like.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• But the younger viewers who like McAfee’s stuff are what the network needs.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• That was weighing in in a way that a lot of union people did not like.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
• Prepare for the Instagram likes to roll in faster than the snow.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
• All the points and all the things that people like to focus on, those don’t matter to me.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Friend and teammate Travis Kelce liked the post in a show of support.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
• People like to latch on to trends, and try to point out little trends.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
• Rapinoe, who doesn’t like to show when she’s been wounded, tried to make light of the irony.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Garcia said her nephew liked to work on cars and believed that may have been the purpose of the knives.
  — Jessica Xing, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
• That, in turn, allows snails, which the crabs like to consume, to prosper.
  — Dino Grandoni and Melina Mara, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
• But for those who like to live life on the edge (or just like a clear case), color matters.
  — WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
• The cemetery has groundskeepers, but Ito likes to give a bit of extra care.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• Whether your grandma likes to garden or take nice strolls in the park, this sun hat is a great gift.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
• In her own home, Goldson likes to include her kids in the work of purging their clothes and toys.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• Your friends and colleagues might not like me for this one, but your mental health will.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2024
• The Royals like to utilize his speed to create havoc on the base paths.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
• Friends of the victim said she was widely liked and couldn't imagine who would want to harm her.
  — Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• O’Brien likes busting chops and admires people who are prepared to fight back.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
• Also get to know how your partner likes to resolve conflicts.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024

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like

2 of 3 preposition

• The house looks like a barn.
• It's like when we were kids.
• She's not at all like her sister.
• The baby is more like his mother than his father.
• The store looks just like any other Walmart in the U.S.
  — Martha Dalton, ajc, 20 Aug. 2023
• And there was this, some stairs who’s like a jail stairs.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• The aircraft are a constant part of the L.A. backdrop, like palm trees and traffic.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
• The ballad taps into the way life can seem like a cycle of feeling lost and found.
  — Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
• The Slow Time ability can make a so-so archer feel like Legolas.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Eras Tour and this whole year and summer with the Barbie movie has felt like a safe bubble for girlhood.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• But Trump didn’t say anything about Carroll in his rant, which must have felt like part of the victory to her.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024
• Yeah, truly, like passing a ball around and zip zap zopping.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2023
• So why does this just feel like more of the same white noise pitched at a slightly higher frequency?
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
• And look for the rabbit who thumps their foot just like Thumper from the 1942 animated classic.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
• The holder was like a stove lid with a hole in it on which the melting pot could be set and a cook stove used to melt bullet metal.
  — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
• Don't expect the sweet relief of a breeze; that feels like someone turning on a hot hair dryer.
  — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
• In addition to the new chipsets, there are a few minor changes like a brighter screen and improved battery life.
  — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
• Much like the New England Patriots, the Cowboys can rub fans of other teams the wrong way.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
• This is the true story of my friend’s grandparents, and no doubt countless others like them.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 3 Mar. 2024
• It’s also served as a unique place for artists like Dominic Fike and J Balvin to debut songs while performing in the game.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
• The card can be used like a debit card but is only for food and nonalcoholic drinks.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
• Over time, his group of friends began listening to more and more genres like hip-hop and reggae.
  — Diego Ortiz, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2023
• Over the last decade, airlines upped the ante on their dining, enlisting celebrity chefs, like Air France with Daniel Boulud.
  — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2023
• The red carpet is like a crystal ball for fashion, and the 2024 Critics Choice Awards are no exception.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
• But in Echo, this mode of communication feels like a drag.
  — David Zimmermann, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
• As in every good fairy tale, a godmother showed up but with a twin that looked suspiciously like the wicked witch of the west.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• Being able to look up and see that the sun is shining, but feeling the weight and the pressure of the water has always been what my depression feels like.
  — Stepfanie Aguilar, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
• The cream cheese filling flavored with cocoa and instant espresso is swirled just like a curl of milk in your coffee.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• Others like Yas and OK are conversions from other types of vessels.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
• For example, if there’s a piece of content like the weighted average cost of capital, there are study components to help put that into greater context to hopefully increase students’ understanding.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024

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3 of 3 noun

• But tucked behind those 18-inch steel wheels are a host of parts from the likes of Wilwood and Hotchkis.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
• But the artists’ posts about their creations can amass hundreds of thousands of likes.
  — Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Sure, she's struggled at times with foul trouble against the likes of 6-9 Brittney Griner.
  — Michael Marot, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• While most stand little chance against the likes of France or Sweden, there’s always that hope.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
• This Year Thanks to the likes of Rihanna, the honey-blonde hue is making a comeback.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
• To top it off, the sale includes bespoke book covers by the likes of Kathryn Sargent and Katie Walker.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
• Its latest milestone moment means it can now be mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Starbucks and Airbnb.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Feb. 2024
• These give them the ability to play back high-quality media from the likes of Netflix and Disney+.
  — Dave Leclair, PCMAG, 12 May 2023
• After facing the likes of Stanley and Pleasant, nothing is going to faze him.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
• One thing that may not have changed much over time is the pickiness of the artists, who certainly have their idiosyncratic likes and dislikes.
  — Soo Youn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• There are so many options besides this $1,600 Logitech setup, from the likes of Thrustmaster, Fanatek, and more.
  — WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
• And sure, that can lead to food that is only engineered to get likes online, and doesn’t actually taste good.
  — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
• Brinkley launched the career of the likes of Gene Autry, and deserves at least partial credit for the popular spread of country music.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• The likes and comments on the photo made its existence seem a violation.
  — Maggie Levantovskaya, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2023
• Not even a day later and the topic already dominates the trending list on YouTube, with over 7 million likes and counting.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
• To keep up with the times, the magazine would create more digital covers, with the likes of Method Man and Lori Harvey being cover stars.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Sep. 2023
• An Instagram post about the Aug. 30 super blue moon garnered 3.4 million likes.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• The Instagram post, which had roughly 600 likes, was deleted Thursday.
  — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• The plan is to put on a show the likes of which no Formula 1 circuit — not even the storied and sophisticated Monaco Grand Prix — has ever seen.
  — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
• The startup most recently raised $100 million last spring, and is backed by the likes of Lux Capital and Sequoia Capital.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 17 July 2023
• According to Tripadvisor reviewers, Europe’s beaches are the best in the world in 2024, beating the likes of the Caribbean and Hawaii to secure the top three spots.
  — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• To top it off, the interior is dotted with elegant pieces of furniture by the likes of Cassina, Paola Lenti, and Toso.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
• The necklace silhouette is one of the jewelry brand's most iconic pieces, dating back to the 1930s and seen on the likes of Elsa Schiaparelli.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
• Weird happenings, likes of which Saturday and Sunday put smiles on Jerry Jones face, keep us tuning in.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• Festivals, the likes of which celebrate dairy, fairies and freedom, abound in the Indianapolis area this summer.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2023
• Fatira also comes in a street food version comprising small square pieces cooked in the open on a giant frying pan in the likes of Ethiopia’s beguiling eastern city of Harar.
  — James Jeffrey, CNN, 23 June 2023
• The schedule changes throughout the year — with notable past acts from the likes of Smokey Robinson and Stephanie Mills — so be sure to occasionally check the website to see what each season offers.
  — Kareema Bee, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
• Yet, the likes of Kering and Burberry have faced some serious economic headwinds thanks to high inflation and the cost of living crisis.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Mar. 2024
• The challenge wouldn’t have gotten any easier competing against the likes of Oregon, Washington and Utah.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Private likes are the latest exclusive feature X owner Elon Musk has introduced for people who pay to use the platform.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024