How to Use like water in a Sentence

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• The labors of love that pour forth are like water in the midst of a dry and weary land.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• Coming straight out of the tree, the sap tastes like water.
  — Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
• Mediums like water and glass obscure the passthrough of light over a long enough distance.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022
• So, in knowing those dates ahead of time, music can be like water and just flow in between all of the rigidness.
  — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 22 June 2023
• Following another ‘fit change, the crew moves the party to a strip club where the bills flow like water.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
• Best fragrances for Cancer: Go for warm and calming notes like water lilies, patchouli, and leather.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
• The fare includes food, drinks like water and sodas, gratuities, Wi-Fi and more.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
• There are quite a few small compartments for items like water bottles, as well as your keys, wallet, and phone.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Some have touted the use of rice water to clean containers like water bottles, but that’s not risk-free, Brown said.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024
• Six months since the quake, almost no homes have been rebuilt and no services, like water or sewer, have been restored.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2023
• The shimmery pattern may appear rippled, like water, or take on a faux bois (wood grain) pattern.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
• Tequila flows like water around the resort, so get a tasting on your itinerary.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
• The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
• The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
• When light goes from one medium (like water) into another medium (like air), the light's path bends.
  — WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
• The vapor gets blasted into the next compartment like water spraying from a hose.
  — Charles D. Brown Ii, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• Pokémon are sorted into 18 types, some of them based on elements like water and fire.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• Has a slightly baked, petrichor-like taste, like water on hot asphalt.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Haight said.
  — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Dr. Haight said.
  — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• Tirico is one of those eerily gifted announcers whose what flows like water running over rocks in a riverbed.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• People were lining up to pick sandbags or flocking to stores to stock up on supplies like water and batteries.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• Yet, much like water, cultural knowledge should be recycled from one person to the next.
  — Cindy Luquin, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2023
• The poop itself can range from being completely liquid, like water, to being very soft or not formed, Dr. Quainloo says.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• In describing them, some physicists refer to these fields as being fluid-like, like water in a swimming pool.
  — Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
• Step confidently through snow, slush, or mud without worrying about wet feet, which slip off like water on a duck’s back.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 18 Jan. 2023
• The cape is made of a honeycomb fabric called Malfroy, which is a French tulle that has a drapey, soft and fluid movement to it — almost like water if water was a fabric.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
• Older bass that have been through the spawning ritual a number of times are more in tune with indicators like water temperature and the length of the days.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
• The one-piece swimsuit works for those who like water sports and still want to wear something that, well, looks good, as it’s made from a nylon and spandex blend that’s soft, breathable, and water-resistant.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
• Her non-vacation meals include things like water with lemon, alongside a breakfast of eggs, spinach, cheese, and oil olive in a breakfast quesadilla.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 10 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024